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logging coredump server – designates a server to upload kernel core-dumps.
logging coredump server
Enable the platform to send application core dumps to an FTP server.
Syntax
logging coredump server {ftp-server | ip-address | ipv6-address} username
(ftp-username | name} password [type] {ftp-password | password}
Parameters
ftp-server Enter the hostname or IP address of the FTP server where Dell Networking OS
sends application core dumps.
ip-address Enter the IP address of the target server in dotted decimal format.
ipv6-address Enter an IPv6 address of the target server, in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
name Enter a username to access the target server.
ftp-username Enter the user name to access the target ftp server.
type Enter the password type:
● Enter 0 to enter an un-encrypted password.
● Enter 7 to enter a password that has already been encrypted using a Type 7
hashing algorithm.
password Enter a password to access the target server.
ftp-password Enter the password of the target ftp server where the application core dump files
will be uploaded. The password can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters; no special
characters are allowed.
Defaults Crash kernel files are uploaded to flash by default.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.7(0.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 9.0.0.0 Added information about ftp password and URL to Usage Information.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.4.1.0 Added support for IPv6.
Version 7.7.1.0 Restructured the command to accommodate core dumps for CP. Introduced on the
C-Series and S-Series.
Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
You must use this command to enable core dump logging before a software exception occurs. If the FTP
server is unreachable, Dell Networking OS aborts the application core dump.
When you enable this command to allow the system to automatically upload application core dumps to an
FTP server, you are requested to enter a username and password. Use the username and password of the
FTP server where the core files are being moved. The password can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters
only; no special characters are allowed. After you enter the password, an FTP URL is created with the
credentials in the operating system. The CLI monitors application core dumps in the unit. Any application
core dumps that occur are automatically uploaded to the FTP server.
Because flash space may be limited, using this command ensures your entire crash kernel files are
uploaded successfully and completely. You can only configure a single coredump server. Configuration of
a new coredump server over-writes any previously configured server.
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