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Specifying a remote server, Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps

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Managing trace dumps 11 Setting up for automatic transfer of diagnostic files involves the following tasks: • Specify a remote server to store the files. • Enable the automatic transfer of trace dumps to the server. (Trace dumps overwrite each other by default; sending them to a server preserves information that would otherwise be lost.) You should also set up a periodic checking of the remote server so that you are alerted if the server becomes unavailable and you can correct the problem. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for additional information. The following procedures describe in detail the tasks for setting up automatic transfer. Specifying a remote server You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into. 1. Open the Switch Administration window. 2. Click the Trace tab. 3. Type the FTP host IP address, path of the remote directory in which to store the trace dump files, FTP user name, and FTP password in the appropriate fields. The IP address can be IPv4 or IPv6 format, or a DNS name. The password is optional if you log in as an anonymous user. 4. Click Apply. Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into. 1. Open the Switch Administration window. 2. Click the Trace tab. 3. Select Enable in the Auto FTP Upload section to enable automatic uploading of the trace dump to the FTP host. 4. Click Apply. Disabling automatic trace uploads If automatic uploading of a trace dump is disabled, you must manually upload the trace dump or else the information is overwritten when a subsequent trace dump is generated. You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into. 1. Open the Switch Administration window. 2. Click the Trace tab. 3. Select Disable in the Auto FTP Upload section to disable automatic uploading of the trace dump to the FTP host. 4. Click Apply. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 145 53-1000606-01

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53-1000606-01
Managing trace dumps
11
Setting up for automatic transfer of diagnostic files involves the following tasks:
•
Specify a remote server to store the files.
•
Enable the automatic transfer of trace dumps to the server. (Trace dumps overwrite each other
by default; sending them to a server preserves information that would otherwise be lost.)
You should also set up a periodic checking of the remote server so that you are alerted if the server
becomes unavailable and you can correct the problem. See the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
for
additional information. The following procedures describe in detail the tasks for setting up
automatic transfer.
Specifying a remote server
You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into.
1.
Open the
Switch Administration
window.
2.
Click the
Trace
tab.
3.
Type the FTP host IP address, path of the remote directory in which to store the trace dump
files, FTP user name, and FTP password in the appropriate fields.
The IP address can be IPv4 or IPv6 format, or a DNS name.
The password is optional if you log in as an anonymous user.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps
You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into.
1.
Open the
Switch Administration
window.
2.
Click the
Trace
tab.
3.
Select
Enable
in the
Auto FTP Upload
section to enable automatic uploading of the trace dump
to the FTP host.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Disabling automatic trace uploads
If automatic uploading of a trace dump is disabled, you must manually upload the trace dump or
else the information is overwritten when a subsequent trace dump is generated.
You can perform this task only if the switch belongs to Admin Domain you are logged into.
1.
Open the
Switch Administration
window.
2.
Click the
Trace
tab.
3.
Select
Disable
in the
Auto FTP Upload
section to disable automatic uploading of the trace
dump to the FTP host.
4.
Click
Apply
.