790 Appendix A:Troubleshooting a WSS

NN47250-500 (Version 03.01)
In this example, the core file is netsys.core.217.tar. (The command_audit.cur file is not a core file and is
created as part of normal system operation.)
The following command copies the core file onto a TFTP server.

WSS# copy core:netsys.cor e.217.tar tftp://192.168.0.233/netsys.core.217.tar

...........success: sent 573440 bytes in 1.431 seconds [ 400726 bytes/sec]
success: copy complete.
If the switch’s network interfaces to the TFTP server have gone down, copy the core file to the nonvolatile file
area before restarting the switch. The following commands copy netsys.core.217.tar to the nonvolatile file area
and verify the result:

WSS# copy core:netsys.core.217.tar file:netsys.core.217.tar

success: copy complete.
WSS# dir
==============================================================================
=
file:
Filename Size Created
core:netsys.core.217.tar 560 KB May 06 2005, 21:48:33
file:configuration 48 KB Jul 12 2005, 15:02:32
file:sysa_bak 12 KB Mar 15 2005, 19:18:44
Total: 620 Kbytes used, 207202 Kbytes free
==============================================================================
=
Boot:
Filename Size Created
boot0:mx040100.020 9780 KB Aug 23 2005, 15:54:08
*boot1:mx040100.020 9796 KB Aug 28 2005, 21:09:56
Boot0: Total: 9780 Kbytes used, 2460 Kbytes free
Boot1: Total: 9796 Kbytes used, 2464 Kbytes free
==============================================================================
=
temporary files:
Filename Size Created
core:command_audit.cur 37 bytes Aug 28 2005, 21:11 :41
core:netsys.core.217.tar 560 KB May 06 2005, 21:48:33
Total: 560 Kbytes used, 91147 Kbytes free

Debug messages

In addition to generating a core file, the switch also sends debug messages to the serial console during a
system crash. To capture the messages, attach a PC to the port (if one is not already attached) and use the
terminal emulation application on the PC to capture a log of the messages. (For information about connecting
to the serial console port, see the Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Installation and Basic Configu-
ration Guide.)