HP StorageWorks 8/80 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v6.2.0 (53-100 - Page 823

traceDump 2 traceDump Synopsis Initiates, or removes a trace dump or displays the trace dump status. tracedump [-S][-s slot] tracedump -n [-s slot] tracedump -r [-s slot] tracedump -R Description Use this command to initiate a background trace dump, to remove the content of a trace dump, or to display the dump status on the switch. When executed without operands, this command defaults to traceDump -S. Execution of traceDump -n generates a local trace dump locally. Use supportSave to transfer the local trace dump to a remote host. When supportSave is used, the default remote file name format for the trace dump file is as follows: chassisname-S#-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS..tracedump.dmp.gz S# Indicates the slot number (0 on nonbladed systems) YYYYMMDDHHMMSS Indicates the trace dump time stamp (year-month-day-hour-minute-second). new | old Indicates a new or an old tracedump file. dmp.gz The compressed tracedump archive file extension. Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for details. Operands This command has the following mutually exclusive operands: -S Displays the trace dump status. -n Initiates a background trace dump. -r Removes the content of a trace dump. -R Removes the content of a trace dump from all slots. This command has the following optional operand: -s slot Specifies the slot number from which a trace dump is generated. If a slot is not supplied, the trace dump is generated from the local slot. This operand is optional. Examples To initiate a background trace dump from slot 5: switch:admin> tracedump -n -s 5 Fabric OS Command Reference 795 53-1001186-01