start capture node <cap-node-id-arg> vmknic <vmknic-id-arg> direction <capture-direction-arg> stream-to <receiver-address-arg> port <receiver-port-arg>

Start packet capture on ESXi node with given vmknic.

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}$
<vmknic-id>	Vmknic id parameter
<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]+$

Example:

nsx-manager-1> start capture node fed75492-d335-11e7-ac91-c3fa7e7f6b23 vmknic vmk0 direction input stream-to 127.0.0.1 port 4754 nsx-manager-1>

Mode:

Basic

Availability:

• Global Manager
• Manager