3.5.1 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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The /tmp directory is used to hold files temporarily while mxcollect is
running. The final output from mxcollect is created in the directory from
which you run mxcollect. In this example, we will run the utility from the
/tmp directory.
[root@venus1 /]# cd /tmp
[root@venus1 tmp]# /opt/polyserve/tools/mxcollect
This utility should only be run from a server with PolyServe Matrix
Server installed.
Collecting configuration data
mxcollect uses ssh to connect to each node in the matrix. As a result, you
will be prompted for the root password on each node and for the login
information for your FibreChannel switch. Following is an example.
Executing log collection on server: 99.12.4.21
root@99.12.4.21's password:
Running log collect
Checking for installed PolyServe packages
PolyServe Matrix Server is installed
Running Hardware Check
Querying Installed RPM's
Checking kernel version
Checking Current Ethernet Configuration
Collecting Matrix Log Files and Matrix Status
FC-Switch Configuration for switch venusswitch:
Enter switch login: admin
Enter password:
Communicating with fibre channel switch. Please wait..
Connection closed by foreign host.
Compressing collected data, this may take awhile...
PolyServe mxcollect is complete, please contact [e-mail]
for upload assistance.
Results of mxcollect can be found in /tmp/mxcollect_<date>_<time>.tgz.
Please contact PolyServe support for upload assistance.
The resulting file, mxcollect_<date>_<time>.tgz, contains information for all
nodes in the cluster. The file is located in the directory where you
executed mxcollect.