Cisco Systems 2.1(1) manual To Retrieve System Information in Batch Mode

Chapter 11: - Using Support Tools Utilities from the Dashboard

How to Use the System Interrogate Screen

To Retrieve System Information in Batch Mode

	To retrieve system information in Batch Mode, From Support Tools > Batch Mode > System
	Interrogate:
Step 1	Select the Schedule Time to run the system interrogation. Select the Hours, Minutes, Month,
	Day, and Year.
Step 2	Select the system(s) that you want to interrogate by checking the box next the system name.
Step 3	Click Schedule. a Confirmation Screen Displays.
Step 4	Click OK.
	You can view pending job by clicking on Support tools > Batch Mode> System Interrogate >
	Pending Jobs.
	You can view completed interrogations by clicking on Support Tools > Batch Mode > System
	Interrogate > History.

To Save System Information to a File

As desired, you can save current system information to a file in the Support Tools Repository (for example, as a backup before editing).

To save system information to a file:

Step 1 Follow the steps above to interrogate the system.

Step 2 After the data appears, Click the Save button. A Save dialog box opens, displaying a default name for the file (Sysquery_<Hostname>_<Datetime>.xml).

Step 3 Accept the default name or enter an alternate.

Note:

•Files can only be saved to the Repository. Entering a path while saving has no effect.

•All files are saved to an XML-formatted text file. While you can enter any extension you like, this will not affect the format in which the file is saved.

Step 4 Click OK. The file is saved to the Repository on the Support Tools Server.

Subsequent to saving, you can view or download saved files by selecting Interactive Mode > System interrogate > History from the Dashboard menu.

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