Decoding Leaf-Spine Traffic

This chapter contains the following sections:

Decoding Leaf-Spine Traffic

You can decode a leaf-spine packet capture using Wireshark.

Before You Begin

You must have version 1.8 of Wireshark installed. Download Wireshark at www.wireshark.org.


    Step 1   In Wireshark, on the Analyze menu, choose Enabled Protocols. The Enabled Protocols dialog box opens.
    Step 2   Enable Cisco FabricPath protocol (CFP).
    Step 3   Click on the unknown data following ethertype 893b.
    Step 4   On the Analyze menu, choose Decode As and choose VLAN. This forces Wireshark to decode ethertype 893b as VLAN (dot1q).