One-button data collection

This topic describes how to use the SAN File System script for one-button data collection for servers and for clients.

Steps

  1. The one-button data collection utility is designed to gather information of interest for first-failure data capture and analysis. It gathers diagnostic data of value in the initial investigation of reported problems. You should keep in mind that the amount of data gathered can be significant, so you might want to mount a file system over the output directory.
  2. Each system provides unique log information which must be collected individually. The script must be executed on each server and each client. The script places a set of files into the directory indicated by the tool.
  3. For metadata servers, do the following:
    1. Change to the directory where the data collector script is located as follows:
      cd /usr/tank/server/bin
    2. Follow the menu options to collect the data. At the prompt enter:
      ./obdc
  4. For UNIX-based clients, do the following:
    1. Change to the directory where the data collector script is located as follows:
      cd /usr/tank/client/bin
    2. Follow the menu options to collect the data. At the prompt enter:
      ./obdc
  5. For Windows clients, do the following:
    Note: Output is stored in C:\Program Files\IBM\Storage Tank\pmf\system_name\Administrator.
    1. At the C:\WINNT> prompt, change to the directory where the data collector script is located as follows:
      cd \Program Files\IBM\Storage Tank\Client\bin
    2. Follow the menu options to collect the data. At the C:\WINNT> prompt enter:
      obdc

Parent topic: Saving additional SAN File System configuration files

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