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start capture node <cap-node-id-arg> interface <cap-interface-id-arg> direction <capture-direction-arg> stream-to <receiver-address-arg> port <receiver-port-arg> parameters <capture-options-arg>

Start packet capture in stream mode with given interface.

Parameters:

Option Description
<cap-node-id> Capture node id parameter
Allowed pattern: ^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$
<cap-interface-id> Interface id
Allowed pattern: ^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$
<capture-direction> Packet capture direction parameter
Allowed values: input, output, dual
<receiver_address> Packet capture address parameter
<port-id> Packet capture port parameter
Allowed pattern: ^[0-9]+$
<arguments> Packet capture option parameter


Example:

nsx-manager-1> start capture node fed75492-d335-11e7-ac91-c3fa7e7f6b23 interface fed75492-d335-11e7-ac91-c3fa7e7f6b23 direction input stream-to 127.0.0.1 port 9999 parameters srcport 1556 nsx-manager-1>

Mode:

Basic

Availability: