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To Start Trace

  1. For Platform Interface, choose the desired value from the Platform Interface drop-down list.

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  2. (Optional) For Filter, enter a valid Tshark filter syntax.

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  3. For Save log file as, enter the log file name.

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  4. Click Start Trace.

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    Status is updated to Trace Running.

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  5. Proceed to next section to stop and save the trace file.

To Stop and Save Trace

  1. Click Stop and Save Trace. The status is updated to Trace saved to a file <filename>.pcap where <filename> is the name of the saved log file.

     

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  2. To view the TShark log files, go to Troubleshooting > Call Trace/Logs/Monitors > Log Management. Select T-Shark from the list to view the logs. Refer to Log Management for more information.

    Note

    T-Shark option is not available under the list until at least one trace is started, stopped and saved.


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Files with the .pcap extension contains the Tshark trace. The Tshark program stops writing to the files after the file size exceeds 500 megabytes. The

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halts the writing operation to stop creating excessively large file buffers. This limits the memory consumption by the Tshark program, and prevents system failure.

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