HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Documentation Addendum - Supporting Fa - Page 61

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supportSave 1 supportSave Saves RASLOG, TRACE, supportShow, core file, FFDC data, and other support information. Synopsis supportsave [-n][-c][-u user_name -p password] -h host_ip -d remote_dir [-R] Description Use this command to collect RASLOG, TRACE, supportShow, core file, FFDC data and other support information to a remote FTP location. On a dual CP system, the local and remote CP's information will be saved. SupportShow information is available on Active and Standby CPs. If no operands are specified, this command goes into interactive mode. To reduce the chance of missing the correct trace dump, supportSave retrieves old (the existing dump before the command) and new (the dump triggered by the command) trace dumps. The core files and panic dumps remain on the switch after the command.The FFDC data will be removed after the command. If there are BP blades installed in the switch, it also retrieves support file (as a .tar.gz file) from each slot. Operands The operands are as follows: -c Uses the FTP parameters saved by the command supportFtp. This operand is optional; if omitted, specify the FTP parameters through command line options or interactively. To display the current FTP parameters, run supportFtp (on a dual- CP system, run supportFtp on the active CP). Note The -c operand is mutually exclusive with -u, -p, -h, and -d. -n -u user_name -p password -h host_ip -d remote_dir -R Does not prompt for confirmation. This operand is optional; if omitted, you are prompted for confirmation. Specifies the user name for the FTP server. This operand is optional; if omitted, anonymous FTP is used. Specifies the password for the FTP server. This operand is optional; if omitted, anonymous FTP is used. Specifies the IP address for the FTP server. Specifies the remote directory for the FTP server. Removes all core files on the CP and BP. It is exclusive with all other options. Fabric OS Documentation Addendum Publication Number: 53-1000429-01-HP 1-47

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Fabric OS Documentation Addendum
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Publication Number: 53-1000429-01-HP
supportSave
1
supportSave
Saves RASLOG, TRACE,
supportShow
, core file, FFDC data, and other support information.
Synopsis
supportsave
[
-n
][
-c
][
-u
user_name
-p
password
]
-h
host_ip
-d
remote_dir
[
-R
]
Description
Use this command to collect RASLOG, TRACE,
supportShow
, core file, FFDC data and other support
information to a remote FTP location. On a dual CP system, the local and remote CP's information will
be saved.
SupportShow
information is available on Active and Standby CPs. If no operands are speci-
fied, this command goes into interactive mode. To reduce the chance of missing the correct trace dump,
supportSave
retrieves old (the existing dump before the command) and new (the dump triggered by the
command) trace dumps.
The core files and panic dumps remain on the switch after the command.The FFDC data will be removed
after the command.
If there are BP blades installed in the switch, it also retrieves support file (as a .tar.gz file) from each slot.
Operands
The operands are as follows:
-c
Uses the FTP parameters saved by the command
supportFtp
. This operand is
optional; if omitted, specify the FTP parameters through command line options or
interactively. To display the current FTP parameters, run
supportFtp
(on a dual-
CP system, run
supportFtp
on the active CP).
Note
The
-c
operand is mutually exclusive with
-u
,
-p
,
-h
, and
-d
.
-n
Does not prompt for confirmation. This operand is optional; if omitted, you are
prompted for confirmation.
-u
user_name
Specifies the user name for the FTP server. This operand is optional; if omitted,
anonymous FTP is used.
-p
password
Specifies the password for the FTP server. This operand is optional; if omitted,
anonymous FTP is used.
-h
host_ip
Specifies the IP address for the FTP server.
-d
remote_dir
Specifies the remote directory for the FTP server.
-R
Removes all core files on the CP and BP. It is exclusive with all other options.