The SMS Packet Trace feature compiles information about packets that
have triggered a filter. Packet trace encapsulates the information according to
requirements set for the filter in the SMS.
Packet trace options are configured for an action set, and an action set
is specified for each filter. Filters are distributed to devices according to
profiles. If a filter uses an action set for which packet trace logging is
enabled, then you can view the compiled and stored packet trace information for
events that triggered the filter.
The SMS saves packet trace information to a PCAP file. Two retrieval
options are available for a packet trace: