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User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0
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Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer
Traffic
Note Deleting or editing a SPAN session that has multiple SPAN destinations will affect all SPAN
destinations.
Table 2-4 lists the possible SPAN states. The SPAN state displays in parenthesis in the Source - Direction
column.
Creating a SPAN Session
Note This section applies to WS-SVC-NAM-1 and WS-SVC-NAM-2 devices, and the NAM 2220 and 2204
appliances.
The following procedure shows you how to create a SPAN session on a switch.
Step 1 Choose Setup > Traffic > SPAN Sessions. The SPAN window displays as shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 SPAN Sessions
Ta ble 2-4 Possible SPAN States
State Description
Active
SPAN source is valid and traffic from the source is being copied to the SPAN
destination
NotInService
SPAN source might be valid, but traffic that appears at the source will not be
copied to the SPAN destination
NotReady
The SPAN source might be valid, but traffic that appears at the source will not be
copied to the SPAN destination
CreateAndGo
The SPAN source might be valid, but the SPAN source is being added to the SPAN
session
CreateAndWait
The SPAN source might be valid, and the SPAN source is being added to the
SPAN session
Destroy
The SPAN source is being removed from the SPAN session.