Chapter 17. Performance and Connectivity Troubleshooting Tools for Multilayer Switches

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Using Techniques to Enhance Performance

  • Monitoring Performance with SPAN and VLAN SPAN

  • Monitoring Performance with Remote SPAN

  • Monitoring Performance Using VLAN ACL with the Capture Option

  • Troubleshooting Using L2 Traceroute

  • Employing the Network Analysis Module for the Catalyst 6000/6500 Family of Switches

Previous chapters described troubleshooting methodology applied to Cisco multilayer switched networks. For you to be able to perform these complex troubleshooting and performance analyses, Cisco provides software and hardware tools to help you monitor and analyze the traffic on your network, which is the first step to optimizing ...

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