Reference Guide

Actions
Action Description
run
Generate a support materials bundle.
delete
Delete an existing support materials bundle.
list
List all support material bundles or details for a single collection.
list_dumps
List all system dump files.
list_profiles
List all support material profiles.
download
Download an existing support materials bundle.
sync
Synchronize the support material inventory with the file system.
Generate a support materials bundle (svc_dc run)
Generate a new support materials bundle, or data collection, on the local appliance using the default profile. A support materials
archive gets generated for each appliance in a cluster and stored locally on the appliance.
Format
svc_dc run [-h] [-d] [-a <value>] [-vol <value>]
[-vvol <value>] [-p <value>]
[-c <value>] [-D <value>]
Optional arguments
Qualifier
Description
-a, --appliances List of appliance serial numbers you want to include in the support materials bundle. Default
value is the local appliance only.
-vol, --volumes List of unique identifiers of the volumes you want to include in the support materials bundle.
-vvol, --
virtual_volumes
List of unique identifiers of the virtual volumes you want to include in the support materials
bundle.
-p, --profiles List of the profiles to include in the support materials bundle. The following are the valid
values:
● essential: Display that required to triage most issues.
● detailed: Display detailed information of all objects, including full history.
● hypervisor: Determine whether there is a problem with the hypervisor.
● controlpathHeapDump: Collect CP information.
● nas: Collect NAS information.
-c, --creator_type Type of process creating these support materials. Default value is Manual.
-D, --description Brief description of why this support materials bundle is being generated.
-h, --help Show the help message and exit.
-d, --debug Initiate verbose logging for debug.
20 Service Commands