Specifications

Summit WM Controller’s utilities
Summit WM Maintenance Guide, Software Version 5.3100
The following is an example of trace results.
Summit WM Controller TCP dump management
Summit WM Controller TCP dump management allows you to capture exception traffic that is sent to
the management plane. Exception traffic is defined as traffic that is sent to the management plane from
the data/control plane for special handling. For example, exception traffic can include DHCP, OSPF, and
TFTP traffic.
When capturing exception traffic, you define the following:
● The physical or virtual WM-AD port on which the captured exception traffic travels
● The name and size of the captured traffic file
● When naming the file, the file name extension must be .cap.
● 10 MB is the minimum and 1 GB is the maximum size of the captured traffic file.
● The location where the captured TCP dump file is saved
NOTE
Only the Summit WM200/2000 Controller provides the option of defining the location, where the captured TCP
dump file is saved.
The captured traffic file is stored in a binary tcpdump-format file on the Summit WM Controller or
compact flash card. The captured traffic file can then be exported to a local machine for packet analysis
and opened with a traffic analysis tool. For example, Wireshark.
Summit WM Controller can only store one captured traffic file. If you choose to save the captured traffic
file on a compact flash card, the available space on the compact flash card will dictate how many
captured traffic files you can save.