In WinDbg (Windows Debugger), there are extensions for analyzing ETW logs. The command you might be thinking of could be related to:
But ewptx is not a standard extension name. ewptx dump new
By leveraging UDP-based encapsulation over the management Ethernet port (instead of the legacy serial console), ewptx dump new achieves throughput up to 10 Mbps—an 87x speed increase over legacy methods. In WinDbg (Windows Debugger), there are extensions for
root@ewp-gateway:~# ewptx dump new --full --output /storage/backup/full_system_$(date +%Y%m%d).dmp
Output:
[INFO] Starting ewptx dump new v2.1
[INFO] Target: EWP-4820v3 | FW:4.2.1
[INFO] Turbo link established at 8.4 Mbps
[INFO] Dump complete. Size: 2.3 GB. SHA3-256: a7f3e...
[INFO] Verification PASSED. But ewptx is not a standard extension name
Before we dissect the "dump new" syntax, we must understand the parent process. EWPTX stands for Enterprise Wireless Packet Trace.
It is a proprietary diagnostic tool embedded in modern ArubaOS and Aruba Instant OS (AOS) environments. Unlike generic packet sniffers like Wireshark or tcpdump (which operate at the interface level), EWPTX operates at the controller or Mobility Conductor level. It traces wireless packets from the air interface (802.11 frames) through the tunnel (GRE or VXLAN) to the wired network.