Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network Reference Manual page 86

• diagnostics --copy [options]
• diagnostics --help
NOTE: If you specify a command without supplying the expected value or option, you will be prompted to provide
the correct value or option.
diagnostics --show
Description
Displays a list of the diagnostics log files, by filename, size, status, and reason for generation. The diagnostics log files
are a collection of all DR Series system-related information that describe the current state of your system.
Syntax
diagnostics --show
Result
Filename
Size Timestamp
Status Reason
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diags_2012-06-17_09-30-51.lzip
[admin-generated]:
generated by Administrator
acme_2012-06-20_11-39-43.lzip
Completed
[auto-generated]:
Service(s) "ofsck" failed
diagnostics --collect
Description
Generates a new diagnostics log file that represents the current state of a DR Series system.
Syntax
diagnostics --collect
Result
Collecting diagnostics...done.
Diagnostics file acme9_2011-11-17_17-15-52.lzip created.
NOTE: To check how many diagnostic log files have been recently generated, enter the following commands at the
system prompt:
pwd
/home/administrator
ls
86
23.3MB Sun Jun 17 16:33:12 2012
36.9MB Wed Jun 20 11:34:04 2012
Completed