When configuring traffic capture to investigate issues such as buffering problems and packet drops, it's important to consider where to place the capture points. Typically, you would configure a SPAN (Switched Port Analyzer) or RSPAN (Remote SPAN) session to mirror the traffic from the affected areas to a monitoring device. The configuration would involve:
* Identifying the source ports or VLANs where the issues are observed.
* Specifying a destination port connected to a network analyzer like Wireshark.
* Ensuring the destination port is not used for regular network traffic.
For example, a basic SPAN session configuration might look like this:
monitor session [session_number] source interface [interface_id]
monitor session [session_number] destination interface [destination_interface_id] References: The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) course provides insights into the capabilities of Cisco devices for traffic capture and monitoring. For detailed steps and best practices, refer to Cisco's official documentation on configuring packet capture