VACL vs. SPAN

Hello

I have a question about JOINT-2 on the 6500 cat.

Is there than some performance issues for use VACL rather than the LENGTH?

Thank you

Graz.

Actually, the material on the official course of Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System (CSIDS) , specifically Chapter 8 - setting up JOINT, says that the JOINT-2 "provides a solution IDS in switch providing access to data via VACL capture, SPAN or RSPAN streams".

It clearly indicates (as well as the documentation of IDSM2 - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2113/products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00801a0c95.html#wp589548) that the port 7 and 8 on the IDSM2 are the monitoring of ports.

They are able to control up to 2 sessions of RX SPAN, 4 TX SPAN sessions or 2 sessions SPAN RX + TX. The only factors are that the total amount of traffic split may not exceed 600 Mbps and limitation on sessions SPAN limit the number of ports in the chassis Catalyst 6500 which can have their monitored traffic. (NOTE: new Info based on the information contained in the manual of course)

WRT VACL, Cisco says that the VACL, whereas it is more difficult to configure than SPAN, is the preferred method to send traffic to the IDSM2 "because it allows a subset of traffic must be copied and forwarded to the IDSM2, limiting the amount of traffic, it must treat and more also potentially allowing traffic to additional ports in the chassis to analyze.

Given this information, it would seem that VACL (when properly set up and used) is more powerful and less stressful for the IDSM2 as SPAN.

Alex Arndt

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