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How Packet Capture Investigations Work

When the Packets monitor feed is assigned to a server, the management console performs packet capture investigations on the server from the corresponding CA Standard Monitor that sees the packets.

Unlike a CA GigaStor or CA Multi-Port Monitor, a CA Standard Monitor:

• Launches a packet capture investigation after the management console creates an incident.
• Runs one packet capture investigation at-a-time.
• Copies the packet capture file from the monitor to the user’s local computer to view the packet capture investigation. Depending on the size of the packet capture file, it can take a long time to open the packet capture investigation.
• The CA Standard Monitor does not include support for long-term packet storage.

To enable a management console user to open a packet capture investigation created by a CA Standard Monitor, a network packet analyzer is required.