The snapshot.sh command syntax
You can use the snapshot.sh command to take a snapshot of the system, and the associated events and servers. The snapshot.sh command is in the $COLLATION_HOME/bin directory.
You can run the snapshot.sh command on the TADDM server. In a streaming server deployment, you must run the snapshot.sh command on the primary storage server.
Command syntax
snapshot.sh action [action_parameter]
Parameters
- addexclude filename [exclude_list]
- Adds the exclude list to the file, or replaces an existing instance of it in the file.
- addref filename [reference_list]
- Adds the reference list to the file, or replaces an existing instance of it in the file.
- clear
- Clears all snapshot data and drops tables.
- compare [snapshot_A snapshot_B]
- Shows the delta between the last two snapshots, or snapshot_A and snapshot_B, based on the host name.
- compareref [snapshot_A reference_list]
- Shows the delta between the snapshot and the reference list.
- comparesig [snapshot_A snapshot_B]
- Shows the delta between the last two snapshots, or snapshot_A and snapshot_B, based on the signature for changes in the host name or operating system.
- compsys
- Shows the computer systems.
- detail [snapshot_A]
- Shows all details of the computer systems in the latest snapshot, or snapshot_A.
- detailos [snapshot_A]
- Shows operating system information of the computer systems in the latest snapshot, or snapshot_A.
- help
- Shows detailed help on the usage of the snapshot.api command.
- list [snapshot_A]
- Shows the latest snapshot, or snapshot_A.
- listall [default]
- Shows all snapshots.
- listexclude [exclude_list]
- Shows the latest exclude list, or the one specified by name.
- listref [reference_list]
- Shows the latest reference list, or the one specified by name.
- listallexclude
- Shows all exclude lists.
- listallref
- Shows all reference lists.
- nosession [snapshot_A]
- Shows computer systems that failed to host a session in the latest snapshot, or snapshot_A.
- remove snapshot_A [type]
- Removes snapshot A, or remove all snapshots of the specified type.
- removeexclude exclude_list
- Removes the exclude list specified by name.
- removeref reference_list
- Removes the reference list specified by name.
- session [snapshot_A]
- Shows the computer systems that hosted a session in the latest snapshot or snapshot_A.
- sensorerror [snapshot_A]
- Shows all sensor errors from the latest snapshot or snapshot_A.
- take [type] [desciption]
- Takes a snapshot, including type and description information, if specified.