Configuring SPAN and RSPAN

Feature History and Information for SPAN and RSPAN

Release

Modification

Cisco IOS 15.0(2)EX

Flow-Based Switch Port Analyzer

 

(SPAN): Provides a method to

 

capture only required (interesting)

 

data between end hosts, by using

 

specified filters. The filters are

 

defined in terms of access lists that

 

limit IPv4, IPv6 or IPv4 + IPv6, or

 

non-IP traffic (MAC) between

 

specified source and destination

 

addresses.

 

This feature was introduced.

Cisco IOS 15.0(2)EX

SPAN Destination Port Support on

 

Ether Channels: Provides the

 

ability to configure a SPAN

 

destination port on an

 

EtherChannel.

 

This feature was introduced.

Cisco IOS 15.0(2)EX

Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) -

 

Distributed Egress SPAN: Provides

 

distribute egress SPAN

 

functionality onto line cards in

 

conjunction with ingress SPAN

 

already been distributed to line

 

cards. By distributing egress SPAN

 

functionalities onto line cards, the

 

performance of the system is

 

improved.

 

This feature was introduced.

 

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