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How Packet Capture Investigations Work

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

When the management console launches a packet capture investigation on a CA GigaStor, the management console offers seamless drill-in to CA Observer Expert. CA Observer Expert offers packet-level details and expert analysis to identify the root cause of that performance issue.

You can launch or schedule a packet capture investigation on a CA GigaStor just as you would on another type of monitoring device. In the Packet Capture Investigation report, clicking the link in the Packet Capture Investigation report creates an CA Observer Expert filter to display the packets you want on the CA GigaStor in CA Observer Expert. Unlike a packet capture investigation on a CA Standard Monitor, there is no packet capture file to copy to your local computer.