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Use the satask snap command to collect diagnostic information from the node canister.

Syntax

Parameters

-dump

(Optional) Specifies that the most recent dump file on the node should be included in the snap file.

-upload

(Optional) Specifies that the snap file be uploaded after it is generated.

-pmr pmr_number

(Optional) Specifies the PMR number to use to upload the snap file. The format for a PMR is a 13-character alphanumeric string or letters TS followed by 9 digits. If the specified PMR is invalid or unknown, it is uploaded to a generic location on the server with the prefix:

unknown_pmr_pmr_number_

If this option is not supplied, the snap file is uploaded using the machine type and serial number attributes.

-noimm

(Optional) Specifies that diagnostic data should not be collected from the Integrated Management Module (IMM).

panel_name

(Optional) Indicates the node on which to execute the snap command.

Description

This command completes immediately and the snap process runs as a background task. The user can use the sainfo lscmdstatus view to monitor the status of the task.

This command creates a new snap file to collect diagnostic information from the node. If this command is run from the command line, the snap file will be created in the /dumps directory on the specified node. Alternatively, if this command is run from a USB drive, the snap file will be created on the USB drive.

You can use the sainfo lsfiles command to list the files on the node.

Note: You cannot specify a panel_name that belongs to an SAS enclosure.

An invocation example

satask snap

The resulting output:

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Important: The name of the output file (placed on the specified node) is snap.single.nodeid.date.time.tgz.