Nortel Networks NN46110-602 manual Setting the size of the RAM buffer

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For example, enter:

CES(capture-ethernet)#filepath /ideX/system/log

Note: To back up later using the autobackup functionality, the specified file path for the PCAP files must be a directory under /ideX/system.

Setting the size of the RAM buffer

To set the RAM buffer size, from CLI Capture Configuration Mode enter:

buffersize <size>

where size is the size of the RAM buffer.

For example, enter:

CES(capture-ethernet)#buffersize 1048576

Setting the size of a disk capture file

To set the size of the disk capture file, from CLI Capture Configuration Mode enter:

filesize <max_size>

where max_size is the size of the capture file.

For example, enter:

CES(capture-ethernet)#filesize 10485760

Setting the maximum number of disk capture files

To set the maximum number of disk capture files, from CLI Capture Configuration Mode enter:

maxfiles <max_files>

where max_files is the maximum number of files to save to disk for this capture.

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