NSX CLI Guide

start capture node <cap-node-id-arg> filter <filter-name-arg> stage <stage-type-arg> stream-to <receiver-address-arg> port <receiver-port-arg>

Start packet capture in stream mode with given filter.

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}$
<filter-name> Packet capture filter name parameter
<stage-type> Packet capture filter stage parameter
Allowed values: pre, post
<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 filter nic-1000052870-eth1-vmware-sfw.2 stage pre stream-to 127.0.0.1 port 4754 nsx-manager-1>

Mode:

Basic

Availability: