FTP/TFTP system dump put

Command: /maint/ptdmp <server> <filename>

Use this command to put (save) the system dump to a FTP or TFTP server.

NOTE: If the FTP or TFTP server is running SunOS or the Solaris operating system, the specified ptdmp file must exist prior to executing the ptdmp command, and must be writable (set with proper permission, and not locked by any application). The contents of the specified file will be replaced with the current dump data.

To save dump information via FTP/TFTP, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:

Maintenance# ptdmp <server> <filename>

Type the FTP/TFTP server IP address as <server>, and the target dump file as <filename>.

Enter the user name, if you are using a FTP server:

Enter username for FTP server or hit return for TFTP server: <userID>

Enter the password for the FTP server (if prompted):

Enter password for username on FTP server: <password>

Clearing dump information

Command: /maint/cldmp

To clear dump information from flash memory, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:

Maintenance# cldmp

The switch clears the dump region of flash memory and displays the following message:

FLASH dump region cleared.

If the flash dump region is already clear, the switch displays the following message:

FLASH dump region is already clear.

Unscheduled system dumps

If there is an unscheduled system dump to flash memory, the following message is displayed when you log on to the switch:

Note: A system dump exists in FLASH. The dump was saved

at 13:43:22 Wednesday October 30, 2005. Use /maint/uudmp to extract the dump for analysis and /maint/cldmp to

clear the FLASH region. The region must be cleared before another dump can be saved.

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