Question

A network administrator manages a Cisco UCS C240 M6 rack server operating in standalone mode (integrated CIMC, not connected to Fabric Interconnects). A recurring application performance issue requires the administrator to capture and mirror ingress and egress traffic from one of the server's physical NICs to an external protocol analyzer for deep packet inspection. Which approach correctly achieves this traffic monitoring requirement?

Accepted Answer

Configure a SPAN session on the upstream switch port connected to the server's NIC to mirror the traffic to the analyzer

Answer

Configure a UCS Manager traffic monitoring (SPAN) session referencing the vNIC and direct it to a monitor destination interface

Answer

Enable a SPAN session in the standalone CIMC web interface and select the server NIC as the source

Answer

Create an Ethernet Traffic Monitoring policy in Intersight and bind it to the standalone server profile