Extreme Networks Summit WM - Page 101

Summit WM Maintenance Guide, Software Version 5.3 101
NOTE
Only the Summit WM200/2000 Controller give you the option of saving the TCP dump file on the CF card. The
other platforms do not support the CF card.
To capture exception traffic:
1 From the main menu, click Summit WM Controller. The Summit WM Controller page is displayed.
2 In the left pane, click Utilities. The Summit WM Controller Utilities page is displayed.
3 In the Tcpdump Management Port drop-down list, click the port on which the exception traffic
travels that you want to capture.
4 In the Filename box, type the name for the captured traffic file. The default name is
mgmt_traffic_dump.cap.
5 In the Capture File Size(MB) box, type the maximum size for the captured traffic file. 10 MB is the
minimum and 1 GB is the maximum size of the captured traffic file.
NOTE
If you are using any of the following platforms, you must skip Step 6.
• Summit WM100 Controller
• Summit WM1000 Controller
• Summit WM20 Controller
6 In the Destination drop-down list, do one of the following:
● Flash – Click to save the file on the flash card.
● Local – Click to save the file locally on the Summit WM Controller.
NOTE
The Destination drop-down list is only available if the Summit WM Controller has a mounted flash card. For more
information, see “Working with a CF card” on page 55.
NOTE
Only the Summit WM200/2000 Controller supports the CF card.
7 Click Start. A dialog is displayed informing you the previously captured file will be removed.
8 To continue with the exception traffic capture, click OK. A dialog is displayed informing you the
capture has started.
● In applicable, to stop the capture before it is completed, click Stop.
To export an exception traffic capture file:
1 From the main menu, click Summit WM Controller. The Summit WM Controller page is displayed.
2 In the left pane, click Utilities. The Summit WM Controller Utilities page is displayed.
3 In the Capture Files on System drop-down list, click the capture file you want to export, and then
click Export. A File Download dialog is displayed asking you where you want to save the file.
4 Click Save.
Navigate to the location on your network that you want to save the file, and then click Save.