Tools commands

Use the firmware commands to work with network diagnostic tools.

In the virtual appliance command-line interface, enter tools to work with network diagnostic tools.

sdsva.example.com> tools

Enter help command to view the usage and options for the commands.

sdsva.example.com:tools> help command

connect: Tests the connection to a particular server.
connections: Displays the network connections for the appliance.
genthreaddump: Generates thread dump of a running process or from core file.
Note: To run this command, one of the options that you need to specify is the absolute path to the core file. The absolute path for Directory Server is the instance directory, for example, /home/sdsinst1/idsslapd-sdsinst1/workdir/[core_file_name]. The absolute path for Directory Integrator is the installation directory, for example, /opt/IBM/TDI/V7.2/.
ifconfig: Configures a network interface.
kill: Sends signals to processes, or lists signals.
ltrace: Traces library calls of a given program.
nslookup: Queries internet domain name servers.
ping: Sends an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts.
ps: Reports a snapshot of the current processes.
pstack: Prints call stack of a running process.
route: Edits kernel routing tables.
rundebugcode: Runs the server with debug binaries.
runretailcode: Runs the server with retail binaries.
strace: Traces system calls and signals.
tcpdump: Dumps traffic on a network.
traceroute: Traces a packet from a computer to a remote destination, showing how many hops the packet required to reach the destination and how long each hop took.