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HPE7-A08 · Question #60

You need to quickly verify whether a server is responding to a connection request from a client device. What is the best way to capture these packets on a CX switch?

The correct answer is C. Configure a mirror session with another port on the switch as the destination. For a quick packet capture on an Aruba CX switch, the simplest and fastest method is to mirror the relevant traffic to another physical port and connect a laptop running Wireshark. This requires minimal configuration and provides immediate, full visibility into the traffic…

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Question

You need to quickly verify whether a server is responding to a connection request from a client device. What is the best way to capture these packets on a CX switch?

Options

  • AConfigure a mirror session using ERSPAN to a computer running Wireshark
  • BInspect the summary of the packets in real time on the switch using tcpdump
  • CConfigure a mirror session with another port on the switch as the destination
  • DConfigure a mirror session to the CPU, use tshark to capture it to a PCAP file

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    69% (25)
  • D
    17% (6)

Explanation

For a quick packet capture on an Aruba CX switch, the simplest and fastest method is to mirror the relevant traffic to another physical port and connect a laptop running Wireshark. This requires minimal configuration and provides immediate, full visibility into the traffic exchange between the client and server.

Topics

#port mirroring#packet capture#traffic analysis#mirror session

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