Hi, > Dears , > > We have two 6509 interconnected via port-channel of two 10Ge port > carrying about 3Gb. the module used is WS-X6716-10T and only the > two mentioned port are used on this module for the moment . We are > now adding a monitoring probe that will be connected on this module, > the estimated monitored traffic is about 8Gb . Since this module has > an oversubscription rate of 4:1 , i need to check: > > * On witch port it is recommended to connect the new probe without > affecting the port channel > * can one port on this module reach 8Gb of monitored traffic > * the monitored traffic will be added to the actual Swicth load or it > is transparent ?
I suggest you read [1], which explains everything. Enable performance mode if you are concerned about oversubscribtion or just make sure to only use one port per port-group. And yes, SPAN traffic has the same cost that normal traffic has. Regards, Lukas [1] http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/qa_cisco_catalyst_6500_series_16port_10gigabit_ethernet_module.html _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/