Take a Snapshot of the Oracle ILOM SP State (CLI)

Caution:

The purpose of the Oracle ILOM Service Snapshot utility is to collect data for use by Oracle Services personnel to diagnose system problems. Customers should not run this utility unless requested to do so by Oracle Services.

Before You Begin

• The Admin(a) role is required to collect SP data using the Snapshot feature.

1. In the Oracle ILOM CLI, issue the following command to specify what kind of data the snapshot utility should collect:

   set /SP/diag/snapshot dataset= value

   where value can be one of the following:

   • normal – Collect information about Oracle ILOM, host operating system, and hardware configuration.

   • normal-logonly – Collect only log files.

   • FRUID – Collect information about installed FRUs, in addition to the data set collected for Normal.

   • fruid-logonly – Collect only log files.

   • full – Collect the maximum information about the server. This option could cause the server to reset.

   • full-logonly – Collect only log files.

2. To specify whether the snapshot data should be encrypted, type:

   set /SP/diag/snapshot encrypt_output= [true|false]

   Note:

   When the encrypt_output property is set to true, you must type an encryption password at the prompt in order to start the data collection. Later, you must type an encryption password at the prompt in order to decrypt the output file. To decrypt an encrypted output file, see Decrypt an Encrypted Snapshot Output File.

3. To start the data collection, type:

   set /SP/diag/snapshot dump_uri=protocol://username:password@host/directory

   where the transfer protocol can either be: sftp, tftp, ftp, ftps, http, or https.

   For example, to store the snapshot information via ftp in a directory named data on the host, type:

   set /SP/diag/snapshot dump_uri=ftp://username:mypasswd@host-ip-address/data

   Note:

   The directory is relative to the user's login; therefore, in the previous example, the full path to data is probably /home/username/data.