Displaying and saving log and dump files

You can save the log and dump files for nodes.

You can save dump data for any node in the cluster. When you use this procedure to display dump data only, the dump files for the configuration node are displayed. An option on the dumps menu allows you to display data from other nodes. If you choose to display or save data from another node, that data is first copied to the configuration node.

The software dump files contain dumps of the SAN Volume Controller memory. Your IBM® service representative might ask for these dumps to debug problems. The software dumps are large files (approximately 300 MB). Consider copying these files to your host using secure copy methods.

The List dumps option supports the following file types:

Error logs
I/O statistic logs
I/O trace logs
Feature logs
Software dumps
Audit logs
CIMOM logs
Managed Disks (MDisks) logs

Complete the following steps to display log and dump files:

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Click Service and Maintenance > List Dumps in the portfolio. The List Dumps panel is displayed.
The List dumps (other nodes) continued panel displays the number of log files or dumps of a particular type that are available on the cluster. If there is more than one node in the cluster, the Check other nodes button is displayed. If you click this button, the log files and dumps for all nodes that are part of the cluster are displayed. Dumps and logs on all nodes in the cluster can be deleted on or copied to the configuration node.

If you click on one of the file types, all the files of that type are listed in a table.

Note: For error logs and software dumps, the file names include the node name and time and date as part of the file name.
Copy the files to your local workstation by right-clicking on the filename and using the Save Link As... (Netscape) or Save Target As... (Internet Explorer) option from the Web browser.