snap

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.

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.

An invocation example

satask snap -noimm

The resulting output:

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An invocation example

satask snap -dump 111584

The resulting output:

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An invocation example

satask snap -upload -pmr 63058,075,724

The resulting output:

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An invocation example

satask snap -upload -pmr TS000008577

The resulting output:

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