NSX CLI Guide

set capture session <dpd-number-session-id-arg>

Start a packet capture. You must have already configured the packet capture with the set capture session <session-number> interface <port-uuid-name> direction <direction> command in basic mode, or with the set capture session <session-number> direction <direction> command in path mode.

Use the get capture sessions command in basic mode to see all configured capture sessions.

Parameters:

Option Description
<session-number> Session ID argument in numbers


Example:

kvm-1(path)> set capture session 1 01:39:58.374489 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:16, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 90: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::16: HBH ICMP6, multicast listener report v2, 1 group record(s), length 28 <base64>MzMAAAAWIAAAAADxht1gAAAAACQAAf6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWOgAFAgAAAQCPAE4nAAAAAQQAAAD/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAH/AADx<base64> 01:39:58.374506 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:02, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 70: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16 <base64>MzMAAAACIAAAAADxht1gAAAAABA6//6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAChQA5TAAAAAABASAAAAAA8Q==<base64> . . . or nsx-edge-1(path)> set capture session 1 01:39:58.374489 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:16, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 90: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::16: HBH ICMP6, multicast listener report v2, 1 group record(s), length 28 <base64>MzMAAAAWIAAAAADxht1gAAAAACQAAf6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWOgAFAgAAAQCPAE4nAAAAAQQAAAD/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAH/AADx<base64> 01:39:58.374506 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:02, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 70: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16 <base64>MzMAAAACIAAAAADxht1gAAAAABA6//6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAChQA5TAAAAAABASAAAAAA8Q==<base64> . . .

Mode:

Basic, Path

Availability: