vManage SDWAN PCAP scripting help.

[LaserMan42]

Good morning all!

I am working on a project on our SD-WAN. I am new to SDWAN and vManage and was asked to look into possibly scripting some packet captures over a period of time. Our SDWAN consists of several IR1101's and they can only be managed via vManage. Is it possible to script PCAPs through vManage? I've found results stating we can use Python to create the script. Can anyone provide some clarity on the subject?

I appreciate your time.

[bigevilbeard]

Not quite sure what you are after, but i think the bulk API's would be your best bet here https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/#!bulk-api - here on the docs are some code example in Python too.

Hope this helps.

[LaserMan42]

Thanks for the quick reply and the helpful link! I'm wanting to take a long packet capture from an IR1101 basically. I have been looking into possible ways to do so. I appreciate the helpful information! 

[Kanan Huseynli · Accepted solution]

Hi,

option 1) via vManage

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/routers/sd-wan/221085-perform-a-packet-capture-on-sd-wan-vmana.html

option 2) via CLI using Embedded Packet Capture (commands like monitor capture in exec mode # are allowed to be done even in controller-mode enabled)

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/epc/configuration/xe-3s/epc-xe-3s-book.html