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Chapter 6, Xgig TraceControl Hints and Tips Hints and Tips
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Hints and Tips
Domains/Chassis/Analyzer Ports
• Use the right-mouse button to change the function of Xgig Multi-Function blades.
• Use the right-mouse button to rename domains and ports and to load the default configuration
into a domain and ports. Use the right-mouse button to create, change, rename or delete a
domain.
• Traces are started and stopped for a domain, not for a port. Configuration is performed for a
domain, multiple ports, or for a single port-pair.
• Lock a domain and all its ports by pressing the lock button in the toolbar.
• Only one domain can be created per instance of Xgig TraceControl software.
Capture Traffic
• Configure the ports and domains before you start capture.
• Open a separate instance of Xgig TraceControl software to start a simultaneous capture for
another domain.
• Before capture, make sure that the link speed is set properly for all ports. Verify that the link
speed is correct even if you have loaded a configuration file.
• Check that you really are seeing traffic on the link using the Xgig Performance Monitor
application.
• Set up buffer segmentation to capture multiple captures in the same memory buffer.
• Once started, the remote chassis will continue to run if you lose the connection or exit the
TraceControl application. However, the ports in the domain are no longer locked for exclusive
use. Reconnect to domains using the
Lock
button.
Trigger
• Highlight a transition bubble to access the Transition Editor. This will give you access to the
Available Templates Browser.
• Drag-and-drop templates from the Available Templates Browser to set trigger conditions.
• Drag templates to the Wait for any of these/And NOT these panes, and double-click them to
set up a custom template. Creating custom templates works as in Xgig TraceView.
Filter Traffic for Capture
• Drag-and-drop templates from the Available Templates Browser to the
Capture Filter Editor
.
• Drag templates to the Capture these/But not these panes, and double-click them to set up a
custom template. Creating custom templates works as in Xgig TraceView.
• Copy data from TraceView and use it as a filter in TraceControl. Select an event row in the
table or a filter template, right-mouse click and then select the
Copy
option. Switch to
TraceControl and, one of the panes for the capture or trigger settings. Use the paste option to
insert the data as a filter template.