snap command

Purpose

Gathers system configuration information.

Syntax

snap [-general] [-dev DeviceName]

snap script1 "script2 arg1 arg2" ...

Description

The snap command gathers system configuration information and compresses the information into a pax file (snap.pax.Z). The file can then be transmitted to a remote system. The information gathered with the snap command may be required to identify and resolve system problems.

At least 8 MB of temporary disk space is required to collect all system information, including contents of the error log.

Flags

-dev OutputDevice	Copies the compressed image onto the specified device.
-general	Gathers general system information which is a subset of the system configuration information

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Examples

To gather all system configuration information, enter the following command:
```
snap
```
The output of this command is written to the users home directory.
To gather general system configuration information, including the output of the lslpp -hBc command, enter the following command :
```
snap -general -dev /dev/rfd0
```
Output is written to the /tmp/ibmsupt/general/lslpp.hBc and /tmp/ibmsupt/general/general.snap files. The final snap output is copied to /home/<User>/snap.pax.Z. This command also writes the system information to a removable diskette.
To run the scripts foo1, foo2 and foo3. where foo1 takes no argument, foo2 takes three arguments and foo3 takes one argument, type the following"
```
snap  foo1 "foo2 -x -y 3" "foo3 6" foo4
```
Output is written to /tmp/ibmsupt/snapscripts/foo1, /tmp/ibmsupt/snapscripts/foo2 and /tmp/ibmsupt/snapscripts/foo3 assuming the destination directory is the default, /tmp/ibmsupt.

Files

snap.pax.Z