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Configure Ports or Domains Chapter 4, Xgig TraceControl Capture Configuration
Xgig Analyzer User’s Guide 79
If you are applying a configuration file that results in ambiguous mappings, the software makes
some assumptions about the mappings you want. For example, if you are applying a configuration
with four ports to a domain with two ports, the first two ports from the configuration are applied
and the others are ignored. As another example, if you are applying a configuration with two ports
to a domain with four ports, the configuration for the first two ports are copied and the other ports
in the domain are given the default configuration.
Create a Domain and Load a Configuration File
You can use a configuration file to create a domain and load the configuration file in one
operation.
To Create a Domain and Load a Configuration File:
1 Select Load Configuration… from the File menu, or click the File button in the toolbar,
and select
Load Configuration...
. The
Open
dialog box appears.
2 If needed, use the dialog box to navigate to the folder containing the configuration file.
Configuration files can be stored in any location.
3 Select the Xgig TraceControl configuration file, and press Open . The domain specified in the
configuration file will appear in the domain tree.
Working with Surveyor
If Surveyor is installed on the client computer, Xgig TraceControl can convert a GigE capture and
launch Surveyor to view the converted capture. The picture below shows the TraceControl buttons
for launching other applications with the Surveyor button enabled. The button is enabled only
when Surveyor is installed. The button is hidden by default when you first install the client
software. You must use the Show/Hide feature to display it.
The capture is converted and saved to a local .hst file before opening with Surveyor. The
TgpToHst
dialog box will display after pressing the Surveyor button; TraceControl will save one
or multiple .hst files, and launches Surveyor. The .hst file(s) are saved in a folder specified on the
Surveyor tab of the
Tools > Options
dialog box. The .hst files are saved for the domain, for each
port-pair, and/or for each port as specified in the Surveyor tab of the Tools > Options dialog box.
See “Surveyor Conversion Options in TraceControl” on page 80 for information on how to use the
dialog to select Surveyor conversion options.
An example is shown below of the files created when converting a Gigabit Ethernet capture of a
domain with four ports using all conversion options.
Surveyor Base File Name = C:\Conversions\Temp
All converted files are located in C:\Conversions\
Note: When loading a configuration created using Analyzer 4.6 or earlier, the software may
need to alter the settings to conform to the new format but will maintain the existing
functionality as much as possible.