Configuring Pcap Globally - Avaya 8800 Troubleshooting Manual

Index
Enable
Mode
SrcMac
DstMac
EtherType
VlanIdList

Configuring PCAP globally

Use the Packet Capture Tool (PCAP) to capture packets for troubleshooting and security
purposes. Configure PCAP globally to define how PCAP operates on the Avaya Ethernet
Routing Switch 8800/8600.
Prerequisites
• The Secondary SF/CPU is installed and active.
• If saving to the external memory card, a PCMCIA card (or external flash on the 8895 SF/
CPU) is installed.
Troubleshooting
Variable
Specifies the port.
Enables or disables remote mirroring on the port. When
remote mirroring termination (RMT) is enabled, the
following things occur:
• A static entry for the DstMac is added to the FDB. All
• The switch periodically (once in 10 seconds) transmits
Specifies whether the port is a RMT or a RMS.
Specifies the source MAC address of the remote
mirrored packet. The remote mirroring packet is sent
with this source MAC address.
Specifies the destination MAC address of the remote
mirrored packet. Packets are bridged to this MAC
address. Remote mirroring packets are sent to this MAC
address.
Specifies the Ethertype of the remote mirrored packet.
The default value is 0x8103. Packets are sent with this
Ethertype.
If the port is a termination port, represents the filter lists
VLAN in which the destination MAC address resides.
Value
packets that come with that remote mirroring dstmac
are sent to the RMT port.
broadcast Layer 2 packets in all associated VLANs so
that all nodes in the network can learn the DstMac
address.
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