Cisco Systems NAM Viewing Capture Sessions, Name of the capture session, Many times as necessary

Chapter 4 Capturing and Decoding Packet Data

Sessions

Figure 4-2 NAM Capture Sessions

Network Packets

Hardware Filter 1

Hardware Filter 2

Hardware Filter 3

Session 1 Session 2

Software Filter A

Software Filter B

Memory

Session 3

Software Filter C

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This section contains the following subjects:

•Viewing Capture Sessions, page 4-3

•Configuring Capture Sessions, page 4-4

•Software Filters, page 4-7

Viewing Capture Sessions

To access the basic operations for capturing, viewing and decoding packet data on the NAM, choose Capture > Packet Capture/Decode > Sessions.

The Capture Sessions window shows the list of capture sessions. If none have been configured, the list will be blank.

Capture Session Fields, Table 4-1, describes the Capture Sessions fields.

Table 4-1	Capture Session Fields
Operation		Description
Name		Name of the capture session
Start Time		Time the capture was last started. You can stop and restart the capture as
		many times as necessary.
Size (MB)		Size of the session
		Note Capture to files indicates the capture is being stored in one or more
		files and is a clickable link to those files.

User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0

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