SPAN Questions 2
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Explanation
A physical port that belongs to an EtherChannel group can be configured as a SPAN source port and still be a part of the EtherChannel. In this case, data from the physical port is monitored as it participates in the EtherChannel. However, if a physical port that belongs to an EtherChannel group is configured as a SPAN destination, it is removed from the group.
Question 4
Explanation
Remote SPAN (RSPAN) is used when source ports are not located on the same switch as the Destination port. RSPAN is an advanced feature that requires a special VLAN to carry the monitored traffic and is not supported by all switches.
The Configuring SPAN and RSPAN link (http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2960/software/release/12-2_40_se/configuration/guide/scg/swspan.pdf) mentions about two things:
+ We recommend that you configure an RSPAN VLAN before you configure an RSPAN source or a destination session.
+ First create a new VLAN to be the RSPAN VLAN for the RSPAN session
But this question asks about “Cisco recommendation” so answer C is the better one.
Question 5
Question 6
Explanation
The RSPAN VLAN carries SPAN traffic between RSPAN source and destination sessions. It has these special characteristics:
+ All traffic in the RSPAN VLAN is always flooded.
+ No MAC address learning occurs on the RSPAN VLAN.
+ RSPAN VLAN traffic only flows on trunk ports.
+ RSPAN VLANs must be configured in VLAN configuration mode by using the remote-span VLAN configuration mode command.
+ STP can run on RSPAN VLAN trunks but not on SPAN destination ports.
+ An RSPAN VLAN cannot be a private-VLAN primary or secondary VLAN.
Question 7
Explanation
RSPAN extends SPAN by enabling remote monitoring of multiple switches across your network. The traffic for each RSPAN session is carried over a user-specified RSPAN VLAN that is dedicated for that RSPAN session in all participating switches (therefore answer B is correct). The SPAN traffic from the sources is copied onto the RSPAN VLAN through a reflector port and then forwarded over trunk ports that are carrying the RSPAN VLAN to any RSPAN destination session monitoring the RSPAN VLAN.
The RSPAN VLAN carries SPAN traffic between RSPAN source and destination sessions. One of the special characteristics is “No MAC address learning occurs on the RSPAN VLAN”.
Question 8
Explanation
A destination port has these characteristics:
+ …
+ It does not participate in any of the Layer 2 protocols (STP, VTP, CDP, DTP, PagP).
Question 9
Explanation
The RSPAN VLAN carries SPAN traffic between RSPAN source and destination sessions. It has these special characteristics:
+ All traffic in the RSPAN VLAN is always flooded.
+ No MAC address learning occurs on the RSPAN VLAN.
+ RSPAN VLAN traffic only flows on trunk ports.
+ RSPAN VLANs must be configured in VLAN configuration mode by using the remote-span VLAN configuration mode command.
+ STP can run on RSPAN VLAN trunks but not on SPAN destination ports.
+ An RSPAN VLAN cannot be a private-VLAN primary or secondary VLAN.
Question 10
