Cisco SCE2020-4XGBE-SM - Performing the Flow Capture

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Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 4 Utilities
Flow Capture
How to Configure the Maximum Flow Capture Duration
The following options are available:
• duration — the maximum duration of the flow capture in seconds.
Default = 3600 seconds
• unlimited — there is no time limit to the flow capture, and it will continue until stopped by the
operator.
Step 1 From the SCE(config if)# prompt, type flow-capture controllers time (duration | unlimited) and press
Enter.
How to Configure the Maximum Length of the L4 Payload
The following options are available:
• length — the maximum number of L4 payload bytes to capture from each packet.
• unlimited — there is no limit on the number of L4 payload bytes. (Default)
Step 1 From the SCE(config if)# prompt, type flow-capture controllers max-l4-payload-length (length |
unlimited) and press Enter.
How to Restore the Default Flow Capture Settings
Step 1 From the SCE(config if)# prompt, type default flow-capture controllers (time |
max-l4-payload-length) and press Enter.
Performing the Flow Capture
The flow capture begins when you execute the flow-capture command. You can stop the capture at any
time. If the capture is not stopped, it continues for the configured maximum duration (Configuring the
Flow Capture Settings, page 4-13).
How to Start a Flow Capture
The following option is available:
• filename — name and FTP location to which to record the flow capture data in the format
ftp://<username>:<password>@<IP_address>/<path>/<file_name>.
Step 1 From the SCE(config if)# prompt, type flow-capture start format cap filename and press Enter.