Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Tftp System Dump Put, Maint/cldmp, Clearing Dump Information

Alteon OS Command Reference

/maint/ptdmp <server> <filename>

TFTP System Dump Put

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

NOTE – If the 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 TFTP, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:

Maintenance# ptdmp <server> <filename>

Where server is the TFTP server IP address or hostname, and filename is the target dump file.

/maint/cldmp

Clearing Dump Information

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.

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