Trace management

Overview

Tracing is a function that logs internal events. Trace files containing trace messages are automatically created and saved to the tracelogs directory on the router's hard disk file system, specifically in the bootflash.

Trace files are useful for:

Purpose

Description

Troubleshooting

Helps locate and solve router issues. Trace files can be accessed in diagnostic mode even when other system issues are occur simultaneously.

Debugging

Provides a detailed view of system actions and operations.

How tracing works

Tracing logs the contents of internal events on a router. Trace files containing all the trace output related to a module are periodically created, updated, and stored in the tracelog directory.

Recover space on the file system and maintain system performance by erasing trace files from this directory. Copy trace files to destinations using file transfer functions like FTP or TFTP. Open them with a plain text editor.


Note

The tracing feature is always enabled on routers.

Use these commands to view trace information and set tracing levels:

  • show logging process module—Shows the most recent trace information for a specific module. This command can be used in privileged EXEC and diagnostic modes. When used in diagnostic mode, this command can gather trace log information during a Cisco IOS XE failure.

  • set platform software trace—Sets a tracing level that determines the types of messages that are stored in the output. For detailed information on tracing levels, see .

Example of using packet trace

This example provides a scenario in which packet trace is used to troubleshoot packet drops in a NAT configuration.

This example shows how users can effectively utilize the level of detail provided by the packet trace feature to gather information about an issue, isolate it, and find a solution.

In this scenario, you can detect that there are issues, but are not sure where to start troubleshooting. You should therefore consider accessing the packet trace summary for a number of incoming packets. 


Router# debug platform condition ingress
Router# debug platform packet-trace packet 2048 summary-only
Router# debug platform condition start
Router# debug platform condition stop
Router# show platform packet-trace summary
Pkt   Input             Output            State  Reason
0     Gi0/0/0           Gi0/0/0           DROP   402 (NoStatsUpdate)
1     internal0/0/rp:0  internal0/0/rp:0  PUNT   21  (RP<->QFP keepalive)
2     internal0/0/recycle:0  Gi0/0/0      FWD

The output shows that packets are dropped due to NAT configuration on the Gigabit Ethernet interface 0/0/0, which enables you to understand that an issue is occurring on a specific interface. Using this information, you can limit which packets to trace, reduce the number of packets for data capture, and increase the level of inspection. 


Router# debug platform packet-trace packet 256
Router# debug platform packet-trace punt
Router# debug platform condition interface Gi0/0/0
Router# debug platform condition start
Router# debug platform condition stop
Router# show platform packet-trace summary 
Router# show platform packet-trace 15
Packet: 15          CBUG ID: 238
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:1
  State     : PUNT 55  (For-us control)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 1166288346725 ns (06/06/2016 09:09:42.202734 UTC)
    Stop    : 1166288383210 ns (06/06/2016 09:09:42.202770 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4
    Input       : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 198.51.100.1
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 1985
      DstPort   : 1985
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 15    CBUG ID: 238
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From CPP
  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Source      : 198.51.100.11
    Destination : 198.51.100.100
  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 198.51.100.11
    Destination : 198.51.100.100
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Feature: UDP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    src         : 198.51.100.11(1053)
    dst         : 198.51.100.100(1947)
    length      : 48

Router#show platform packet-trace packet 10 
Packet: 10          CBUG ID: 10
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 55  (For-us control)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 274777907351 ns (01/10/2020 10:56:47.918494 UTC)
    Stop    : 274777922664 ns (01/10/2020 10:56:47.918509 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 198.51.100.21
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 1985
      DstPort   : 1985
 
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 10    CBUG ID: 10
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE
 Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 198.51.100.21
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet0/0/0

  Feature: UDP
    Pkt Direction: IN DROP
    Pkt : DROPPED
    UDP: Discarding silently 
    src        : 881 198.51.100.21(1985)
    dst         : 224.0.0.102(1985)
    length      : 60

Router#show platform packet-trace packet  12
Packet: 12          CBUG ID: 767
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet3
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 11  (For-us data)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 16120990774814 ns (01/20/2020 12:38:02.816435 UTC)
    Stop    : 16120990801840 ns (01/20/2020 12:38:02.816462 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet3
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 192.0.2.1
    Destination : 192.0.2.2
    Protocol    : 6 (TCP)
      SrcPort   : 46593
      DstPort   : 23
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 12    CBUG ID: 767
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE

  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 192.0.2.1
    Destination : 192.0.2.2
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet3

  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    FORWARDEDTo transport layer
    Source        : 192.0.2.1
    Destination   : 192.0.2.2
    Interface     : GigabitEthernet3

  Feature: TCP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    tcp0: I NoTCB 192.0.2.1:46593 192.0.2.2:23 seq 1925377975 OPTS 4 SYN  WIN 4128

Router# show platform packet-trace summary                                  
Pkt   Input                     Output                    State  Reason         
0     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
1     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
2     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
3     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
4     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
5     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
6     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
7     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
8     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
9     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
10    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
11    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
12    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
13    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
14    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
15    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
16    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD

This example displays the packet trace data statistics.

Router#show platform packet-trace statistics
Packets Summary
  Matched  3
  Traced   3
Packets Received
  Ingress  0
  Inject   0
Packets Processed
  Forward  0
  Punt     3
    Count       Code  Cause
    3           56    RP injected for-us control
  Drop     0
  Consume  0
 
          PKT_DIR_IN 
             Dropped       Consumed       Forwarded
INFRA            0             0             0
TCP              0             0             0
UDP              0             0             0
IP               0             0             0
IPV6             0             0             0
ARP              0             0             0
 
         PKT_DIR_OUT 
             Dropped       Consumed       Forwarded
INFRA            0             0             0
TCP              0             0             0
UDP              0             0             0
IP               0             0             0
IPV6             0             0             0
ARP              0             0             0

This example displays packets that are injected and punted to the forwarding processor from the control plane.

Router#debug platform condition ipv4 203.0.113.1/24 both
 Router#Router#debug platform condition start
Router#debug platform packet-trace packet 200
Packet count rounded up from 200 to 256

Router#show platform packet-tracer packet 0
show plat pack pa 0
Packet: 0           CBUG ID: 674
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet1
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 11  (For-us data)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 17756544435656 ns (06/29/2020 18:19:17.326313 UTC)
    Stop    : 17756544469451 ns (06/29/2020 18:19:17.326346 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet1
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 203.0.113.1
    Destination : 198.51.100.38
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 2640
      DstPort   : 500

IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 0    CBUG ID: 674
  Feature: INFRA
  Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 203.0.113.1
    Destination : 198.51.100.38
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet1

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: IN
  FORWARDED To transport layer
    Source        : 203.0.113.1
    Destination   : 198.51.100.38
    Interface     : GigabitEthernet1

  Feature: UDP
  Pkt Direction: IN
  DROPPED
	UDP: Checksum error: dropping
	Source      : 203.0.113.1(2640)
	Destination : 198.51.100.38(500)

Router#show platform packet-tracer packet 2
Packet: 2           CBUG ID: 2

IOSd Path Flow:
  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUTtcp0: O SYNRCVD 198.51.100.38:22 198.51.100.55:52774 seq 3052140910 OPTS 4 ACK 2346709419 SYN  WIN 4128

  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUT
  FORWARDED
	TCP: Connection is in SYNRCVD state
	ACK         : 2346709419
	SEQ         : 3052140910
	Source      : 198.51.100.38(22)
	Destination : 198.51.100.55(52774)


  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: OUTRoute out the generated packet.srcaddr: 198.51.100.38, dstaddr: 198.51.100.55

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: OUTInject and forward successful srcaddr: 198.51.100.38, dstaddr: 198.51.100.55

  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUTtcp0: O SYNRCVD 198.51.100.38:22 198.51.100.55:52774 seq 3052140910 OPTS 4 ACK 2346709419 SYN  WIN 4128
Summary
  Input     : INJ.2
  Output    : GigabitEthernet1
  State     : FWD
  Timestamp
    Start   : 490928006866 ns (06/29/2020 13:31:30.807879 UTC)
    Stop    : 490928038567 ns (06/29/2020 13:31:30.807911 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : internal0/0/rp:0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 172.18.124.38
    Destination : 172.18.124.55
    Protocol    : 6 (TCP)
      SrcPort   : 22
      DstPort   : 52774
  Feature: IPSec
    Result    : IPSEC_RESULT_DENY
    Action    : SEND_CLEAR
    SA Handle : 0
    Peer Addr : 55.124.18.172
    Local Addr: 38.124.18.172

Levels of tracing

Tracing levels specify how much information is stored about a module in a trace buffer or file.

The table lists all available tracing levels and describes the types of messages displayed for each level.

Table 1. Tracing levels

Tracing levels

Level number

Description

Emergency

0

The message indicates a problem that makes the system causing the system to stop functioning.

Alert

1

The message demands that immediate action be taken.

Critical

2

The message concerns a critical condition. This is the default setting for every module on the router.

Error

3

The message is regarding a system error.

Warning

4

The message is regarding a system warning.

Notice

5

The message is regarding a significant issue, but the router is still working normally.

Informational

6

The message is useful for informational purposes only.

Debug

7

The message provides debug-level output.

Verbose

8

All possible tracing messages are sent.

Noise

—

All possible trace messages pertaining to a module are logged.

The noise level always equals the highest possible tracing level. If a future enhancement introduces a higher level than verbose, the noise level will match the new level.

When you set a tracing level, the system collects messages from that level and all lower levels.

For example, setting the tracing level to 3 (error) means that the trace file will contain output messages for levels: 0 (emergencies), 1 (alerts), 2 (critical), and 3 (error).

If you set the trace level to 4 (warning), it results in output messages for levels: 0 (emergencies), 1 (alerts), 2 (critical), 3 (error), and 4 (warning).

The default tracing level for every module on the router is 5 (notice).

A tracing level is not set in configuration mode, which results in tracing-level settings being returned to default values after the router reloads.


Caution

Setting the tracing level of a module to debug level or higher can have a negative impact on the performance.


Caution

High tracing levels on a large number of modules can severely degrade the router’s performance.

If a high tracing level is required in a specific context, it is almost always preferable to set the tracing level of a single module to a higher level rather than setting multiple modules to high levels.

View tracing level

All modules on your router are set to a default level of 5 (notice) unless you change them.

Enter the show logging process command in the privileged EXEC mode or the diagnostic mode to view the tracing level for a module on a router.

An example demonstrates how the show logging process command is used to view the tracing levels of the forwarding manager processes on an active RP: 

Router# showlogging process forwarding-manager rp active
            Module Name                     Trace Level      
            -----------------------------------------------
            acl                             Notice           
            binos                           Notice           
            binos/brand                     Notice           
            bipc                            Notice           
            bsignal                         Notice           
            btrace                          Notice           
            cce                             Notice           
            cdllib                          Notice           
            cef                             Notice           
            chasfs                          Notice           
            chasutil                        Notice           
            erspan                          Notice           
            ess                             Notice           
            ether-channel                   Notice           
            evlib                           Notice           
            evutil                          Notice           
            file_alloc                      Notice           
            fman_rp                         Notice           
            fpm                             Notice           
            fw                              Notice           
            icmp                            Notice           
            interfaces                      Notice           
            iosd                            Notice           
            ipc                             Notice           
            ipclog                          Notice           
            iphc                            Notice           
            IPsec                           Notice           
            mgmte-acl                       Notice           
            mlp                             Notice           
            mqipc                           Notice           
            nat                             Notice           
            nbar                            Notice           
            netflow                         Notice           
            om                              Notice           
            peer                            Notice           
            qos                             Notice           
            route-map                       Notice           
            sbc                             Notice           
            services                        Notice           
            sw_wdog                         Notice           
            tdl_acl_config_type             Notice           
            tdl_acl_db_type                 Notice           
            tdl_cdlcore_message             Notice           
            tdl_cef_config_common_type      Notice           
            tdl_cef_config_type             Notice           
            tdl_dpidb_config_type           Notice           
            tdl_fman_rp_comm_type           Notice           
            tdl_fman_rp_message             Notice           
            tdl_fw_config_type              Notice           
            tdl_hapi_tdl_type               Notice           
            tdl_icmp_type                   Notice           
            tdl_ip_options_type             Notice           
            tdl_ipc_ack_type                Notice           
            tdl_IPsec_db_type               Notice           
            tdl_mcp_comm_type               Notice           
            tdl_mlp_config_type             Notice           
            tdl_mlp_db_type                 Notice           
            tdl_om_type                     Notice           
            tdl_ui_message                  Notice           
            tdl_ui_type                     Notice           
            tdl_urpf_config_type            Notice           
            tdllib                          Notice           
            trans_avl                       Notice           
            uihandler                       Notice           
            uipeer                          Notice           
            uistatus                        Notice           
            urpf                            Notice           
            vista                           Notice           
            wccp                            Notice

Set a tracing level

To set a tracing level for a module on a router, or for all the modules within a process on a router, enter the set platform software trace command in the privileged EXEC mode or diagnostic mode.

This example shows the tracing level for the ACL module in the Forwarding Manager of the ESP processor in slot 0 set to info:

Procedure

set platform software trace

Example:

Router# set platform software trace forwarding-manager F0 acl info

View the content of the Trace Buffer

Enter the show logging process command in privileged EXEC or diagnostic mode to view the trace messages in the trace buffer or file.

The trace messages for the Host Manager process in Route Processor slot 0 are viewed using the show logging process command in this example: 

Router# show logging process host-manager R0
                08/23 12:09:14.408 [uipeer]: (info): Looking for a ui_req msg
                08/23 12:09:14.408 [uipeer]: (info): Start of request handling for con 0x100a61c8
                08/23 12:09:14.399 [uipeer]: (info): Accepted connection for 14 as 0x100a61c8
                08/23 12:09:14.399 [uipeer]: (info): Received new connection 0x100a61c8 on descriptor 14
                08/23 12:09:14.398 [uipeer]: (info): Accepting command connection on listen fd 7
                08/23 11:53:57.440 [uipeer]: (info): Going to send a status update to the shell manager in slot 0
                08/23 11:53:47.417 [uipeer]: (info): Going to send a status update to the shell manager in slot 0

Example of using packet trace

This example provides a scenario in which packet trace is used to troubleshoot packet drops in a NAT configuration.

This example shows how users can effectively utilize the level of detail provided by the packet trace feature to gather information about an issue, isolate it, and find a solution.

In this scenario, you can detect that there are issues, but are not sure where to start troubleshooting. You should therefore consider accessing the packet trace summary for a number of incoming packets. 


Router# debug platform condition ingress
Router# debug platform packet-trace packet 2048 summary-only
Router# debug platform condition start
Router# debug platform condition stop
Router# show platform packet-trace summary
Pkt   Input             Output            State  Reason
0     Gi0/0/0           Gi0/0/0           DROP   402 (NoStatsUpdate)
1     internal0/0/rp:0  internal0/0/rp:0  PUNT   21  (RP<->QFP keepalive)
2     internal0/0/recycle:0  Gi0/0/0      FWD

The output shows that packets are dropped due to NAT configuration on the Gigabit Ethernet interface 0/0/0, which enables you to understand that an issue is occurring on a specific interface. Using this information, you can limit which packets to trace, reduce the number of packets for data capture, and increase the level of inspection. 


Router# debug platform packet-trace packet 256
Router# debug platform packet-trace punt
Router# debug platform condition interface Gi0/0/0
Router# debug platform condition start
Router# debug platform condition stop
Router# show platform packet-trace summary 
Router# show platform packet-trace 15
Packet: 15          CBUG ID: 238
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:1
  State     : PUNT 55  (For-us control)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 1166288346725 ns (06/06/2016 09:09:42.202734 UTC)
    Stop    : 1166288383210 ns (06/06/2016 09:09:42.202770 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4
    Input       : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 198.51.100.1
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 1985
      DstPort   : 1985
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 15    CBUG ID: 238
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From CPP
  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Source      : 198.51.100.11
    Destination : 198.51.100.100
  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 198.51.100.11
    Destination : 198.51.100.100
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Feature: UDP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    src         : 198.51.100.11(1053)
    dst         : 198.51.100.100(1947)
    length      : 48

Router#show platform packet-trace packet 10 
Packet: 10          CBUG ID: 10
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 55  (For-us control)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 274777907351 ns (01/10/2020 10:56:47.918494 UTC)
    Stop    : 274777922664 ns (01/10/2020 10:56:47.918509 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet0/0/0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 198.51.100.21
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 1985
      DstPort   : 1985
 
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 10    CBUG ID: 10
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE
 Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 198.51.100.21
    Destination : 224.0.0.102
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet0/0/0

  Feature: UDP
    Pkt Direction: IN DROP
    Pkt : DROPPED
    UDP: Discarding silently 
    src        : 881 198.51.100.21(1985)
    dst         : 224.0.0.102(1985)
    length      : 60

Router#show platform packet-trace packet  12
Packet: 12          CBUG ID: 767
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet3
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 11  (For-us data)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 16120990774814 ns (01/20/2020 12:38:02.816435 UTC)
    Stop    : 16120990801840 ns (01/20/2020 12:38:02.816462 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet3
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 192.0.2.1
    Destination : 192.0.2.2
    Protocol    : 6 (TCP)
      SrcPort   : 46593
      DstPort   : 23
IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 12    CBUG ID: 767
  Feature: INFRA
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE

  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 192.0.2.1
    Destination : 192.0.2.2
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet3

  Feature: IP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    FORWARDEDTo transport layer
    Source        : 192.0.2.1
    Destination   : 192.0.2.2
    Interface     : GigabitEthernet3

  Feature: TCP
    Pkt Direction: IN
    tcp0: I NoTCB 192.0.2.1:46593 192.0.2.2:23 seq 1925377975 OPTS 4 SYN  WIN 4128

Router# show platform packet-trace summary                                  
Pkt   Input                     Output                    State  Reason         
0     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
1     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
2     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
3     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
4     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
5     INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
6     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
7     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
8     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
9     Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
10    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
11    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
12    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD                   
13    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
14    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
15    Gi1                       internal0/0/rp:0          PUNT   11  (For-us data)
16    INJ.2                     Gi1                       FWD

This example displays the packet trace data statistics.

Router#show platform packet-trace statistics
Packets Summary
  Matched  3
  Traced   3
Packets Received
  Ingress  0
  Inject   0
Packets Processed
  Forward  0
  Punt     3
    Count       Code  Cause
    3           56    RP injected for-us control
  Drop     0
  Consume  0
 
          PKT_DIR_IN 
             Dropped       Consumed       Forwarded
INFRA            0             0             0
TCP              0             0             0
UDP              0             0             0
IP               0             0             0
IPV6             0             0             0
ARP              0             0             0
 
         PKT_DIR_OUT 
             Dropped       Consumed       Forwarded
INFRA            0             0             0
TCP              0             0             0
UDP              0             0             0
IP               0             0             0
IPV6             0             0             0
ARP              0             0             0

This example displays packets that are injected and punted to the forwarding processor from the control plane.

Router#debug platform condition ipv4 203.0.113.1/24 both
 Router#Router#debug platform condition start
Router#debug platform packet-trace packet 200
Packet count rounded up from 200 to 256

Router#show platform packet-tracer packet 0
show plat pack pa 0
Packet: 0           CBUG ID: 674
Summary
  Input     : GigabitEthernet1
  Output    : internal0/0/rp:0
  State     : PUNT 11  (For-us data)
  Timestamp
    Start   : 17756544435656 ns (06/29/2020 18:19:17.326313 UTC)
    Stop    : 17756544469451 ns (06/29/2020 18:19:17.326346 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : GigabitEthernet1
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 203.0.113.1
    Destination : 198.51.100.38
    Protocol    : 17 (UDP)
      SrcPort   : 2640
      DstPort   : 500

IOSd Path Flow: Packet: 0    CBUG ID: 674
  Feature: INFRA
  Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Rcvd From DATAPLANE

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: IN
    Packet Enqueued in IP layer
    Source      : 203.0.113.1
    Destination : 198.51.100.38
    Interface   : GigabitEthernet1

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: IN
  FORWARDED To transport layer
    Source        : 203.0.113.1
    Destination   : 198.51.100.38
    Interface     : GigabitEthernet1

  Feature: UDP
  Pkt Direction: IN
  DROPPED
	UDP: Checksum error: dropping
	Source      : 203.0.113.1(2640)
	Destination : 198.51.100.38(500)

Router#show platform packet-tracer packet 2
Packet: 2           CBUG ID: 2

IOSd Path Flow:
  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUTtcp0: O SYNRCVD 198.51.100.38:22 198.51.100.55:52774 seq 3052140910 OPTS 4 ACK 2346709419 SYN  WIN 4128

  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUT
  FORWARDED
	TCP: Connection is in SYNRCVD state
	ACK         : 2346709419
	SEQ         : 3052140910
	Source      : 198.51.100.38(22)
	Destination : 198.51.100.55(52774)


  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: OUTRoute out the generated packet.srcaddr: 198.51.100.38, dstaddr: 198.51.100.55

  Feature: IP
  Pkt Direction: OUTInject and forward successful srcaddr: 198.51.100.38, dstaddr: 198.51.100.55

  Feature: TCP
  Pkt Direction: OUTtcp0: O SYNRCVD 198.51.100.38:22 198.51.100.55:52774 seq 3052140910 OPTS 4 ACK 2346709419 SYN  WIN 4128
Summary
  Input     : INJ.2
  Output    : GigabitEthernet1
  State     : FWD
  Timestamp
    Start   : 490928006866 ns (06/29/2020 13:31:30.807879 UTC)
    Stop    : 490928038567 ns (06/29/2020 13:31:30.807911 UTC)
Path Trace
  Feature: IPV4(Input)
    Input       : internal0/0/rp:0
    Output      : <unknown>
    Source      : 172.18.124.38
    Destination : 172.18.124.55
    Protocol    : 6 (TCP)
      SrcPort   : 22
      DstPort   : 52774
  Feature: IPSec
    Result    : IPSEC_RESULT_DENY
    Action    : SEND_CLEAR
    SA Handle : 0
    Peer Addr : 55.124.18.172
    Local Addr: 38.124.18.172