Monitor Capture Start - Cisco Catalyst 3650 series Command Reference Manual

monitor capture start

To start the capture of packet data at a traffic trace point into a buffer, use the monitor capture start command
in privileged EXEC mode.
monitor capture {capture-name} start
Syntax Description
capture-name
Command Default
The buffer content is not cleared.
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC
Command History
Release
Cisco IOS XE 3.3SE
Usage Guidelines
Use the monitor capture clear command to enable the packet data capture after the capture point is defined.
To stop the capture of packet data, use the monitor capture stop command.
Ensure that system resources such as CPU and memory are available before starting a capture.
Examples To start capturing buffer contents:
Device# monitor capture mycap start
Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a (Catalyst 3650 Switches)
The name of the capture to be started.
Modification
This command was introduced.
monitor capture start
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