Which CLI command is used for packet capture on the KVM Transport Node?

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1. In the ICM guide p.735 it shows KVM –> tcpdump.
   set capture session is for NSX Edge.
   Answer is A.

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2. In the ICM guide p.735 it shows the Packet Capture for KVM is tcpdump. Answer is A.

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3. Please ignore the thumbs up/down
   The cli command to start a packet capture is as follows. The link provided above is correct.
   set capture session

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   1. I agree. It appears that the answer should be C according to the below info:

      Example

      kvm-1(path)> set capture session 1
      01:39:58.374489 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:16, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 90: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::16: HBH ICMP6, multicast listener report v2, 1 group record(s), length 28
      MzMAAAAWIAAAAADxht1gAAAAACQAAf6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWOgAFAgAAAQCPAE4nAAAAAQQAAAD/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAH/AADx

      01:39:58.374506 20:00:00:00:00:f1 > 33:33:00:00:00:02, ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 70: fe80::2200:ff:fe00:f1 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
      MzMAAAACIAAAAADxht1gAAAAABA6//6AAAAAAAAAIgAA//4AAPH/AgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAChQA5TAAAAAABASAAAAAA8Q==
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      Mode
      Basic, Path

      Availability
      KVM

      From https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/0aa6ceb3-9f71-44f5-bef6-d4acab570b55/382a3731-d45e-43c1-ba0b-f98b64899e9c/nsxt_24_cli.html#set%20capture%20session%20

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4. it should be A

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   1. C is correct
      https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/46158b4f-e75f-49a6-8014-056750afa658/a944ad7a-6043-41d7-91a2-99f602996c77/NSX-T%20Command-Line%20Interface%20Reference.html

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