[ovs-discuss] ERSPAN for OVS

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Wed Jan 16 16:20:27 UTC 2013


The FAQ has a slightly different answer.

Q: Does Open vSwitch support ERSPAN?

A: No.  ERSPAN is an undocumented proprietary protocol.  As an
   alternative, Open vSwitch supports mirroring to a GRE tunnel (see
   above).

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 07:16:34AM -0800, Brad Hedlund wrote:
> Hi Endre,
> Yes, OVS can "SPAN" traffic and send it to a remote collector via GRE.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brad
> On Jan 16, 2013 6:53 AM, "Endre Karlson" <endre.karlson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Does OVS support terminating ERSPAN?
> >
> > Endre.
> >
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