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How Packet Capture Investigations Work

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

When the management console launches a packet capture investigation on a NI GigaStor, the management console offers seamless drill-in to Alarm Notification Manager. Alarm Notification Manager 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 NI 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 a NI Observer Expert filter to display the packets you want on the NI GigaStor in Alarm Notification Manager. Unlike a packet capture investigation on a CA Standard Monitor, there is no packet capture file to copy to your local computer.