NEC IP8800/S2400 User Manual

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5.   
Collecting Failure Information
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5.2
Transferring Files for Maintenance Information
This section describes how to transfer log information or dump information automatically stored when failure occurred 
while operating to the console or remote operation terminal. Three commands are available, that is, ftp, zmodem 
[IP8800/S3600] [IP8800/S2400], and show tech-support. Maintenance information includes the following 
items.
Table 5-2: Maintenance Information
No.
Item
Storage Location and File Name
File Transfer
Format for ftp
Command
1
Dump information file 
created when system
restarts
/dump0/rmdump
Delete the file after transfer.
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2
Dump information file 
created when BSU 
failure occurs 
[IP8800/S6700]
/usr/var/hardware/bsu**.*** in the active or standby system where the failure 
occurs (In Ver.10.5 or earlier, /dump0/bsu**.***)
**: BSU number of the faulty BSU
***: Serial number assigned from when dump was collected. Up to two files, 
oldest and latest files, are stored.
Delete the file after transfer.
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3
BSU dump information
file created when the
dump bsu
 command
is executed
[IP8800/S6700]
/dump0/bsu**.cmd in the active or standby system where the command is
executed
**: BSU number of the specified BSU
Delete the file after transfer.
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4
Dump information file
created when PSP
failure occurs
[IP8800/S6300]
• /usr/var/hardware/psp**.*** in the active or standby system where the failure 
occurs (In Ver.10.5 or earlier, /dump0/psp**.***)
(The information is stored in above location in the active system even if the 
failure occurred in the standby PSP. Confirm whether dump information was 
collected in the active or standby system according to the file name.) 
**: If PSP where the failure occurred is MSU1, 01 is indicated. If PSP where 
the failure occurred is MSU2, 02 is indicated.
***: Serial number assigned from when dump was collected. Up to two files, 
the oldest and latest files are stored.
• /dump0/rmdump in the system where the failure occurs
(The information is collected simultaneously. If the failure occurred in the 
standby PSP, it is collected in the standby system.)
Delete the file after transfer.
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5
PSP dump information
file created when the
dump psp
 command
is executed 
[IP8800/S6300]
/usr/var/hardware/psp**.*** in the active or standby system where the command 
is executed  (In Ver.10.5 or earlier, /dump0/psp**.cmd)
**: If specified PSP is MSU1, 01 is indicated. If specified PSP is MSU2, 02 is 
indicated. Confirm whether dump information was collected in the active or 
standby system according to the file name.
***: Serial number assigned from when dump was collected. Up to two files, the 
oldest and latest files are stored.
Delete the file after transfer.
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6
Dump information file
created when NIF
failure occurs
[IP8800/S6700]
[IP8800/S6600]
[IP8800/S6300]
/usr/var/hardware/nif**.*** in the active system (In Ver.10.5 or earlier, /dump0/
nif**.***)
**: NIF number of the faulty NIF
***: Serial number assigned from when dump was collected. Up to two files, the 
oldest and latest files, are stored.
Delete the file after transfer.
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