debug Commands

debug arp

To enable debugging of ARP, use the debug arp command.

debug arp { errors | events | packets}

Syntax Description

errors

Enable debugging of ARP errors

events

Enable debugging of ARP events

packets

Enable debugging of ARP Tx and Rx packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of ARP errors:

cisco-ap# debug arp errors 

debug ble

To enable debugging of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), use the debug ble command.

debug ble {critical | error | events | fastpath {rssi | scan | sync} | receive | transmit}

Syntax Description

critical

Enables debugging of BLE critical events

error

Enables debugging of BLE error events

events

Enables debugging of BLE events

fastpath {rssi | scan | sync}

Shows data exported to CMX. The following options are available:

  • RSSI data

  • Scan data

  • Sync data

receive

Enables debugging of BLE packet received from BLE radio

transmit

Enables debugging of BLE packet transmitted to BLE radio

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.7

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of BLE critical events:

cisco-ap# debug ble critical 

debug capwap client

To enable debugging of CAPWAP clients, use the debug capwap client command.

debug capwap client { ble | detail | efficient-upgrade | error | events | flexconnect | info | keepalive | payload | pmtu | qos | reassembly | security}

Syntax Description

ble

Enables debugging of CAPWAP BLE detail

detail

Enables debugging of CAPWAP detail

efficient-upgrade

Enables debugging of image predownload

error

Enables debugging of CAPWAP error

events

Enables debugging of CAPWAP events

flexconnect

Enables debugging of CAPWAP FlexConnect mode event

info

Enables debugging of CAPWAP information

keepalive

Enables debugging of CAPWAP keepalive

payload

Enables debugging of CAPWAP payload

pmtu

Enables debugging of CAPWAP path MTU

qos

Enables debugging of CAPWAP QoS

reassembly

Enables debugging of CAPWAP reassembly

security

Enables debugging of CAPWAP security

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of CAPWAP client detail:

cisco-ap# debug capwap client detail 

debug capwap client avc

To enable debugging of CAPWAP client AVC, use the debug capwap client avc command.

debug capwap client avc { all | detail | error | event | info | netflow { all | detail | error | event | packet} | numflows}

Syntax Description

all

Enables debugging of all CAPWAP client AVC

detail

Enables debugging of CAPWAP AVC detail

error

Enables debugging of CAPWAP AVC error

event

Enables debugging of CAPWAP AVC event

info

Enables debugging of CAPWAP AVC information

netflow

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow

netflow all

Enables debugging of all CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow

netflow detail

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow detail

netflow error

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow error

netflow event

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow event

netflow packet

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC NetFlow packet

numflows

Enables debugging of CAPWAP client AVC numflows

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of all CAPWAP client AVC:

cisco-ap# debug capwap client avc all 

debug cdp

To enable debugging of controller discovery protocol (CDP), use the debug cdp command.

debug cdp { adjacency | events | ilp | packets}

Syntax Description

adjacency

Enables debugging of CDP neighbors

events

Enables debugging of CDP events

ilp

Enables debugging of inline power

packets

Enables debugging of CDP packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of CDP events:

cisco-ap# debug cdp events

debug cleanair

To configure debugging of CleanAir, use the debug cleanair command.

debug cleanair { bringup | event | logdebuglow | major | nsi | offchan { 0 | 1}}

Syntax Description

bringup

Enables debugging of CleanAir port or bringups

events

Enables debugging of normal CleanAir events

logdebug

Logs CleanAir debug output to a logfile

low

Enables debugging of hex dump of some messages

major

Enbles debugging of major CleanAir events

nsi

Enables debugging of NSI messages

offchan 0 | 1

Enables debugging of CleanAir MSMT requests. You have to specify the radio slot as either 0 or 1

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of major CleanAir events:

cisco-ap# debug cleanair major 

debug dhcp

To configure debugging of DHCP, use the debug dhcp command.

debug dhcp { errors | events | packets}

Syntax Description

errors

Enables debugging of DHCP errors

events

Enables debugging of DHCP events

packets

Enables debugging of DHCP packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of DHCP errors:

cisco-ap# debug dhcp errors 

debug dot11

To enable debugging of 802.11, use the debug dot11 command.

debug dot11 { critical | errors | events | info}

Syntax Description

critical

Enables 802.11 critical level debugging

errors

Enables 802.11 error level debugging

events

Enables 802.11 event level debugging

info

Enables 802.11 information level debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of 802.11 error level:

cisco-ap# debug dot11 errors

debug dot11 client datapath

To enable debugging of 802.11 client datapath, use the debug dot11 client datapath command.

debug dot11 client datapath {{ arp | dhcp | eapol} { addr { mac-addr1 | mac-addr2 | mac-addr3 | mac-addr4} | all}} | dns-acl}

Syntax Description

arp

Enables client datapath ARP debugging

dhcp

Enables client datapath DHCP debugging

eapol

Enables client datapath EAPOL debugging

{addr | all}

Option to specify MAC address of specific clients or all clients

{mac-addr1 | mac-addr2 | mac-addr3 | mac-addr4}

MAC addresses of clients that you have to enter

dns-acl

Enables client datapath DNS-ACL debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of client datapath ARP:

cisco-ap# debug dot11 client datapath arp

debug dot11 client level

To enable 802.11 client debugging level, use the debug dot11 client level command.

debug dot11 client level { critical | errors | events | info} { addr { mac-addr1 | mac-addr2 | mac-addr3 | mac-addr4} | all}

Syntax Description

critical

Enables client critical level debugging

errors

Enables client error level debugging

events

Enables client event level debugging

info

Enables client information level debugging

{addr | all}

Option to specify MAC address of specific clients or all clients

{mac-addr1 | mac-addr2 | mac-addr3 | mac-addr4}

MAC addresses of clients that you have to enter

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of all clients at the event level:

cisco-ap# debug dot11 client level events all

debug dot11 driver slot

To enable debugging of 802.11 drivers, use the debug dot11 driver slot command.

debug dot11 driver slot { 0 | 1} { all | { cac { info | metrics}} | chd | save-acnt-data | save-on-failure [ extended] | stop-on-failure | tsm | vim| type { all | assoc | auth | dhcp | eap | icmp | probe }

Syntax Description

slot {0 | 1}

Enables 802.11 driver debugs per radio

all

Enables all 802.11 driver debugs

cac

Enables 802.11 CAC debugs

cac info

Enables 802.11 CAC info level debugs

cac metrics

Enables debugging of 802.11 CAC metrics

chd

Enables 802.11 CHD debugs

save-acnt-data

Saves the radio accounting data

save-on-failure

Saves the radio crash information upon radio failure

save-on-failure extended

Saves extended information on radio failure

stop-on-failure

Stops the AP from reboot on radio failure

tsm

Enables 802.11 traffic stream metric debugs

vim

Enables 802.11 video metric debugs

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of CAC at the information level:

cisco-ap# debug dot11 driver slot cac info

debug dot11 sensor

To enable debugging of 802.11 sensors, use the debug dot11 sensor command.

debug dot11 sensor { dns | file-transfer | mail-server | ping | radius | ssh | telnet | web-server}

Syntax Description

dns

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor DNS

file-transfer

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor file transfer

mail-server

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor mail server

ping

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor ping

radius

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor radius

ssh

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor SSH

telnet

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor Telnet.

web-server

Enables debugging of 802.11 sensor web server

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of 802.11 sensor file transfer:

cisco-ap# debug dot11 sensor file-transfer

debug dtls client

To configure DTLS client error and event debugging, use the debug dtls client command.

debug dtls client { error | event [ detail]}

Syntax Description

error

Configures debugging of DTLS client errors

event [detail]

Configures debugging of DTLS client events

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of DTLS client events:

cisco-ap# debug dtls client event

debug ethernet

To configure Ethernet debugging, use the debug ethernet command.

debug ethernet interface-number { both | rcv | xmt}

Syntax Description

interface-number

Interface number that you have to enter as either 0 or 1

both

Enables debugging of both transmission and reception

rcv

Enables debugging of reception

xmt

Enables debugging of transmission

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of transmission for interface 0:

cisco-ap# debug ethernet 0 xmt

debug flexconnect

To debug FlexConnect features, use the debug flexconnect command.

debug flexconnect { acl | cckm | dot11r | event | multicast { igmp | traffic} | pmk | proxy-arp | vsa | wlan-vlan | wsastats}

Syntax Description

acl

Configures debugging of FlexConnect ACL

cckm

Configures debugging of CCKM

dot11r

Configures debugging of 802.11r

event

Configures debugging of wireless control protocol (WCP) events

multicast igmp

Configures debugging of Multicast IGMP

multicast traffic

Configures debugging of Multicast traffic

pmk

Configures debugging of opportunistic key caching (OKC) or pairwise master key caching

vsa

Configures debugging of AAA vendor specific attributes (VSA)

wlan-vlan

Configures debugging of WLAN-VLAN mapping

wsastats

Configures debugging of RADIUS or DHCP wireless service assurance statistics

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of FlexConnect ACL:

cisco-ap# debug flexconnect acl

debug lldp

To debug LLDP, use the debug lldp command.

debug lldp { errors | events | packet}

Syntax Description

errors

Debugs LLDP errors

events

Debugs LLDP events

packet

Debugs LLDP packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of LLDP errors:

cisco-ap# debug lldp errors

debug memory

To debug memory, use the debug memory command.

debug memory { clear | save}

Syntax Description

clear

Removes memory debug upon boot-up

save

Saves current debug level and applies it upon following boots

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to remove memory debug upon boot-up:

cisco-ap# debug memory clear

debug memory pool

To debug memory pool, use the debug memory pool command.

debug memory pool { diff | realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds | start}

Syntax Description

diff

Shows memory pool debug difference in detail

realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds

Configures realtime interval for the memory pool

start

Starts the debug for the memory pool

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure realtime interval of 180 seconds for the memory pool:

cisco-ap# debug memory pool realtime interval 180

debug memory pool alloc

To debug memory pool allocation calls, use the debug memory pool alloc command.

debug memory pool alloc { all | name pool-name} { diff | realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds | start}

Syntax Description

all

Configures debug for all memory pool allocation calls

name pool-name

Configures debug for a specific memory pool's allocation call

diff

Shows memory pool debug allocation call difference in detail

realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds

Configures realtime interval for the memory pool allocation calls

start

Starts the debug for the memory pool allocation calls

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure the start of the debug for all memory pool allocation calls:

cisco-ap# debug memory pool alloc all start

debug memory pool free

To debug memory pool free calls, use the debug memory pool free command.

debug memory pool free { all | name pool-name} { diff | realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds | start}

Syntax Description

all

Configures debug for all memory pool free calls

name pool-name

Configures debug for a specific memory pool's free call

diff

Shows memory pool debug free call difference in detail

realtime interval 1-1000000-seconds

Configures realtime interval for the memory pool free calls

start

Starts the debug for the memory pool free calls

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure the start of the debugging of all memory pool free calls:

cisco-ap# debug memory pool free all start

debug mesh

To configure debugging of mesh networks, use the debug mesh command.

debug mesh {channel | clear | convergence | events | forward-mcast | forward-packet | forward-table | linktest | path-control | port-control | security | trace}

Syntax Description

channel

Configures debugging of mesh channel

clear

Resets all mesh debugs

convergence

Configures debugging of mesh convergence

events

Configures debugging of mesh events

forward-mcast

Configures debugging of mesh forwarding Multicast

forward-packet

Configures debugging of mesh forwarding packets

forward-table

Configures debugging of mesh forwarding table

linktest

Configures debugging of mesh linktest

port-control

Configures debugging of mesh port control

security

Configures debugging of mesh security

trace

Configures debugging of mesh trace

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of mesh channel:

cisco-ap# debug mesh channel

debug mesh adjacency

To debug mesh adjacency, use the debug mesh adjacency command.

debug mesh adjacency {child | clear | dfs | message | packet | parent }

Syntax Description

adjacency

Debug mesh adjacency

child

Debug mesh adjacency child

clear

Debug clear mesh adjacency

dfs

Debug mesh DFS

message

Debug mesh adjacency messages

packet

Debug mesh adjacency packet

parent

Debug mesh adjacency parent

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of mesh adjacency parent:

cisco-ap# debug mesh adjacency parent

debug mesh path-control

To configure debugging of mesh path control, use the debug mesh path-control command.

debug mesh path-control {error | events | packets }

Syntax Description

error

Configures debugging of mesh path control errors

events

Configures debugging of mesh path control events

packets

Configures debugging of mesh path control packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of mesh path control errors:

cisco-ap# debug mesh path-control error

debug rrm neighbor

To enable RRM neighbor debugging, use the debug rrm neighbor command.

debug rrm neighbor {tx | | rx | | detail }

Syntax Description

tx

Enable RRM neighbor Tx debugging

rx

Enable RRM neighbor Rx debugging

detail

Enable RRM neighbor detail debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of RRM neighbor transmissions:

cisco-ap# debug rrm neighbor tx

debug rrm reports

To enable RRM reports debugging, use the debug rrm reports command.

debug rrm reports

Syntax Description

reports

Enables RRM report debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of RRM reports:

cisco-ap# debug rrm reports

debug sip

To enable session initiation protocol (SIP) debugging, use the debug sip command.

debug sip { all | tx | rx}

Syntax Description

all

Enabling SIP transmission and reception debugging

tx

Enabling SIP transmission debugging

rx

Enabling SIP reception debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of SIP transmissions and reception:

cisco-ap# debug sip all

debug wips

To enable wIPS debugging, use the debug wips command.

debug wips {errors | | events | | critical}

Syntax Description

errors

Enable wIPS error level debugging

events

Enable wIPS event level debugging

critical

Enable wIPS critical level debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable wIPS error level debugging:

cisco-ap# debug wips errors

debug authentication interface

To enable FlexConnect radio interface debugging, use the debug authentication interface command.

debug authentication interface interface-name { all | dot11 | dot1x | driver | others | radius | wpa}

Syntax Description

interface-name

Name of the interface to debug

all

Enable all parts debugging

dot11

Enable 802.11 module debugging

dot1x

Enable 802.1x module debugging

driver

Enable driver module debugging

others

Enable other non-module parts debugging

radius

Enable RADIUS module debugging

wpa

Enable WPA module debugging

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of WPA module:

cisco-ap# debug authentication interface management wpa

debug process memory

To process memory debugging, use the debug process memory command.

debug process memory {diff | | realtime [interval interval-in-seconds ] | | start}

Syntax Description

diff

Process memory debug show diff

realtime

Process memory real time debug

interval

Update interval; valid range 1 to 1000000 seconds

start

Process memory debug start

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable the start of debugging of process memory:

cisco-ap# debug process memory start

debug traffic

To enable traffic debugging, use the debug traffic command.

debug traffic { host { icmpv6 | ip | ipv6 | tcp | udp { verbose}} | wired { ip | tcp | udp { verbose}}}

Syntax Description

host

Enabling host traffic debugging

wired

Enabling wired traffic debugging

verbose

Display verbose output

icmpv6

Enabling host ICMPv6 traffic dump

ip

Enabling host IP traffic dump

ipv6

Enabling host IPv6 traffic dump

tcp

Enabling TCP traffic dump

udp

Enabling UDP traffic dump

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of host IP traffic dump:

cisco-ap# debug traffic host ip

debug tunnel

To configure debugging of tunnel, use the debug tunnel command.

debug tunnel eogre

Syntax Description

eogre

Configures debugging of EoGRE tunnel

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable debugging of EoGRE tunnel:

cisco-ap# debug tunnel eogre

debug client trace

To enable client trace debugging, use the debug client trace command.

debug client trace {all | | address mac-address | | enable | | filter { assoc | auth | dhcp | eap | icmp | mgmt | probe | proto} }

Syntax Description

all

Configure all clients tracing

address

Configure address(es) to trace

mac-address

MAC address to trace

enable

Enable tracing

filter

Configure trace filter

assoc

Trace Association packets

auth

Trace Authentication packets

dhcp

Trace DHCP packets

eap

Trace EAP packets

icmp

Trace ICMP packets

mgmt

Trace probe, assoc, auth, EAP packets

probe

Trace probe packets

proto

Trace DHCP, ICMP packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable tracing of all clients:

cisco-ap# debug client trace all

no

To negate a command or set to its defaults, use the no command.

no

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

To negate a command or set to its defaults, use this command:

cisco-ap# no debug

traceroute

To view the routes followed by packets traveling in the network, use the traceroute command.

traceroute destination-address

Syntax Description

destination-address

IP address of the destination of the packets

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to view the routes followed by packets traveling in the network, with a destination IP address specified:

cisco-ap# traceroute 209.165.200.224

undebug

To disable debugging on the access point, use the undebug command.

undebug [all]

Syntax Description

all

Disables all debugging messages.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to disable all debugging messages:

cisco-ap# undebug all