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General Solution: Recommended methods and limitations for running tcpdump on a BIG-IP system

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(SOL6546) Running tcpdump on a busy system Important: The BIG-IP is designed as an application delivery network platform and not as a packet capture device. If you intend to capture traffic under high load conditions, F5 recommends mirroring traffic to a dedicated sniffing device. Running tcpdump on a BIG-IP system is considered best effort, as it will place more load on the CPU and may result in inaccuracies in the tcpdump output, such as missed packets or packet timestamp irregularities. If you run tcp

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