[c-nsp] SPAN for POS?

[Michael Smith]

Hello Hank:

On May 13, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Hank Nussbacher wrote:

> We recently upgraded our connectivity from GigaE to an STM-16 POS.   
> We now
> find that SPAN doesn't cover POS links:
> petach-tikva-gp(config)#monitor session 1 source interface ?
>   GigabitEthernet     GigabitEthernet IEEE 802.3z
>   Port-channel        Ethernet Channel of interfaces
>   TenGigabitEthernet  Ten Gigabit Ethernet
>
> Any clever workarounds for 12.2(18)SXF11?
>
I don't think there is a workaround because SPAN doesn't do POS  
interfaces.  Can you SPAN from a different ethernet port on the back  
end (distribution instead of aggregate)?  Also, what type of  
information are you trying to get from the POS interface?  Perhaps  
there is something similar you can poll via SNMP.

Regards,

Mike