collect_logs command

Usage notes

Run this command on each node where you want to collect information.

To run this command, you must have administrative access to have the correct permissions to read the files and to create the log file archive.

Use this command only for collecting files for IBM Customer Support.

This command can be automatically run during the uninstallation of B2B Advanced Communications.

Environment

• Windows 2008
• Linux

Authorization

Administrative user

Syntax

execute collect_logs [<log archive>]

Option descriptions

log archive

The name of the file that is created. This file name is optional. If no file name is specified, the file name defaults to host_name.zip.

You can also specify a file path. If you do not specify a file path, the file is placed in the directory where you ran the collect_logs command. If there are any spaces in the file name or file path, you must enclose the name or path in double quotation marks. For example: execute collect_logs "c:\program files\IBM\logs.zip".

Examples

Example: Creating a log file with a specified name in a specified directory

This command creates the file node_1.zip in the C:\B2BAC_collect_logs directory.

execute collect_logs C:\B2BAC_collect_logs\node_1.zip

Example: Creating a log file with the default name

This command creates the file host_name.zip in the directory where the command was entered.

execute collect_logs