Users Guide

Layer 2 Switching Commands 711
ERSPAN utilizes separate source and destination sessions. This command is
configured on the source session switch.
Command History
Command introduced in version 6.7.0 firmware.
monitor capture (Global Configuration)
Use the monitor capture command to capture packets transmitted or
received from the CPU. This facility captures switch control plane traffic and
is useful in monitoring network control traffic and analyzing network security.
No monitor capture file size returns the capture file size to the defaults.
No monitor capture remote port returns the TCP port to the default.
Syntax
monitor capture {file size max-size | remote port id | line wrap}
no monitor capture {file size |remote port |line wrap}
•
max-size — The size of the capture file in bytes.
•
id — The local (switch) TCP port for use with Wireshark.
Default Configuration
Capture is not enabled by default.
The in memory buffer is 128 packets.
The file system buffer is 524288 bytes and is named cpuPktCapture.pcap.
The remote monitor capture port is 2002.
Command Modes
Global Configuration mode