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

Note: The output of standard operating system commands that are available in the tools section, for example, ps, kill, and other similar commands are displayed in the English locale, irrespective of the locale that is set for the virtual appliance.

connect: Tests the connection to a particular server.
connections: Displays the network connections for the appliance.
db2cmd: Opens the DB2 command-line interface.
dos2unix: Converts FILE in place from DOS to UNIX format.
gcore: Generates core dump of a running process.
genthreaddump: Generates thread dump of a running process or from core file.
For the sequence of steps to generate thread dump, see Generating thread dump.
ifconfig: Configures a network interface.
kill: Sends signals to processes, or lists signals.
ltrace: Traces library calls of a specified program.
md5sum: Prints or checks MD5 checksums.
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 that is required to reach the destination and how long each hop took.