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Cisco ASDM User Guide
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Chapter 3 Defining Preferences and Using Configuration, Diagnostic, and File Management Tools
Diagnostic Tools
ASDM Java Console
You can use the ASDM Java console to view and copy logged entries in a text format, which can help
you troubleshoot ASDM errors. To access this tool, in the main ASDM application window, choose
Tools > ASDM Java Console.
To show the virtual machine memory statistics, enter m in the console.
To perform garbage collection, enter g in the console.
To monitor memory usage, open the Windows Task Manager and double-click the asdm_launcher.exe
file.
Note The maximum memory allocation allowed is 256 MB.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available:
Packet Capture Wizard
You can use the Packet Capture Wizard to configure and run captures for troubleshooting errors. The
captures can use access lists to limit the type of traffic captured, the source and destination addresses
and ports, and one or more interfaces. The wizard runs one capture on each of the ingress and egress
interfaces. You can save the captures on your PC to examine them in a packet analyzer.
Note This tool does not support clientless SSL VPN capture.
To configure and run captures, perform the following steps:
Step 1 In the main ASDM application window, choose Wizards > Packet Capture Wizard.
The Overview of Packet Capture screen appears, with a list of the tasks that the wizard will guide you
through to complete.
Step 2 Click Next to display the Ingress Traffic Selector screen.
Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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