Updated on 2024-01-12 GMT+08:00

Viewing a Packet Capture Task

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. In the navigation pane, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed, as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1 CFW Dashboard

  4. (Optional) If the current account has only one firewall instance, the firewall details page is displayed. If there are multiple firewall instances, click View in the Operation column to go to the details page.
  5. In the navigation tree on the left, choose System Management > Packet Capture.
  6. (Optional) Search for a task by task name or IP address.

    • Task name search supports fuzzy match. The input rules are as follows:
      • Only uppercase letters (A to Z), lowercase letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and the following special characters are allowed: -_
      • Enter up to 30 characters.
    • To search by IP address, enter a single complete IP address, for example, 0.0.0.0.

  7. Check the packet capture task. For more information, see Table 1

    Table 1 Packet capture task parameters

    Parameter Name

    Description

    Task Name

    Task name

    Status

    Task status.

    • Running: The packet capture command has been delivered and the task is in progress.
    • Completed: The packet capture result has been uploaded and the task is complete.
    • Exception: Packet capture data upload times out due to network problems, and some packet capture results are lost.
      NOTE:

      To retry a task, you can click Copy in its Operation column to create and execute it again.

    • Stopping: The task is being stopped and the packet capture result is being uploaded.
    • Expired: The packet capture result has been uploaded and the task has been manually stopped.

    Protocol Type

    Protocol type specified for packet capture.

    IP Address

    IP addresses specified for packet capture, including the source and destination addresses.

    Port

    Ports specified for packet capture, including the source and destination ports.

    Max. Packets Captured

    Maximum number of captured packets in the current task.

    Packet Capture Time

    Start time and end time of a packet capture task.

    Capture Duration (min)

    Duration of packet capture.

    Remaining Retention Period (Days)

    Number of days for storing a packet capture task. The default value is 7.

    Capture Size

    Size of captured packets.

Related Operations

  • To copy a task, click Copy in its Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, enter the task name and click OK.
  • To stop a packet capture task, click Stop in its Operation column.
  • To delete packet capture tasks, select them and click Delete above the list.
  • Creating a Packet Capture Task
  • Downloading Packet Capture Results