Start a PCAP on Extreme 9920 Devices

PCAP information from a 9920 device is displayed in the XCO interface.

About this task

A maximum of 25 PCAP files are supported for 9920.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Device Inventory.
  2. In the Devices page, click anywhere in the required device row except the Actions column (Actions column icon) to proceed to the device Overview page.
  3. Select Capture Packets from the Device Actions menu.
  4. Select Configure Port Capture or + (Enable PCAP) as appropriate to start a new packet capture.
  5. From the Packet Capture actions, select Start.
  6. In the Port field, select a port on which to capture packets.
  7. In the Direction field, select the packet type:
    • Ingress (RX)
    • Egress (TX)
    • Both
  8. In the Packet Count field, select the number of packets that you want to capture, from 1 to 8,000.
    Packet capture stops when the selected number of packets has been captured.
  9. Select Add.
    The capture configuration for the selected port is displayed on the right.
  10. Repeat step 5 through step 9 as needed to configure PCAPs for more ports.
    PCAP configuration is supported for a maximum of 10 ports for the selected device.
  11. Select Save.
    The Packet Capture page displays running PCAPs and PCAP results.