
0 | A – Command Line Interface |
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| Create Command |
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Create Command
Creates support files for troubleshooting switch problems, and certificates for secure communications for SANsurfer Switch Manager.
Authority | Admin session | |
Syntax | create |
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| certificate | |
| support | |
Keywords | certificate |
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| Creates a security certificate on the switch. The security certificate is required to | |
| establish an SSL connection with a management application such as SANsurfer | |
| Switch Manager. The certificate is valid 24 hours before the certificate creation | |
| date and expires 365 days after the creation date. Should the current certificate | |
| become invalid, use the Create Certificate command to create a new one. | |
| Note: | To insure the creation of a valid certificate, be sure that the switch and |
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| the workstation time and date are the same. Refer to the following: |
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| ”Date Command” on page |
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| time and date |
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| ”Set Command” on page |
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| about setting the time zone on the switch and workstation |
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| ”Set Setup Command” on page |
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| information about enabling the Network Time Protocol for |
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| synchronizing the time and date on the switch and workstation |
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| from an NTP server. |
| support |
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| Assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file | |
| (dump_support.tgz) on the switch. If your workstation has an FTP server, you can | |
| proceed with the command prompts to send the file from the switch to a remote | |
| host. Otherwise, you can use FTP to download the support file from the switch to | |
| your workstation. The support file is useful to technical support personnel for | |
| troubleshooting switch problems. Use this command when directed by your | |
| authorized maintenance provider. | |
Examples | The following is an example of the Create Support command when an FTP server | |
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SANbox2 (admin) #> create support
Log Msg:[Creating the support file - this will take several seconds]
FTP the dump support file to another machine? (y/n): y
Enter IP Address of remote computer: 10.20.33.130
Login name: johndoe
Enter remote directory name: bin/support