HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Installation, Configuration, Administration

hpvmcollect(1M)
NAME
hpvmcollect -- Collects crash dumps, logs, system status, and configuration on the VM Host and
guests for post-mortem analysis.
SYNOPSIS
On the VM Host:
hpvmcollect { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -a } [-f] [-g] [-h] [-b
bug-report-number] [-d directory] [-c [-n #]] [-l | -s hostname [-r directory]]
On the Guest:
hpvmcollect [-f] [-h] [-b bug-report-number] [-d directory] [-c [-n #]] [-l | -s
hostname [-r directory]]
DESCRIPTION
The hpvmcollect command collects log files, system status, device information, system and
Integrity Virtual Machines configuration, guest information, and crash dumps.
When run on a VM Host, this command collects systemwide information as well as information
for a specified guest. In this case, you can specify one or more guests using virtual machine names
or virtual machine numbers or specify all guests on the VM Host using the -a option.
When run in a guest, the hpvmcollect command collects information associated only with the
guest.
The hpvmcollect command creates a directory and produces a tar archive or a compressed
tar archive containing the collected information and places it in your current directory. By
default, the archive name is constructed by appending a timestamp to the guest name.
Only superusers can execute the hpvmcollect command.
Options
The following options can be specified only once.
The hpvmcollect command recognizes the following command-line options and arguments:
-P vm_name
Specifies the unique name of the virtual machine to be archived.
Valid on the VM Host only.
The -P and -p options can be mixed and repeated, but they are
mutually exclusive with the -a option.
-p vm_number
Specifies the unique number of the virtual machine to be
archived. The vm_number is displayed by the hpvmstatus
command. Valid on the VM Host only.
The -P and -p options can be mixed and repeated, but they are
mutually exclusive with the -a option.
-a
Selects all guests on the VM Host for inclusion in the collection.
Valid only on the VM Host.
-b bug-report-number
Overrides the default archive name with bug-report-number plus
the specified label. If an archive with the same name exists, it is
renamed by appending a timestamp to the original name before
the new archive is created. Valid on both the VM Host and the
guest.
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