Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 1111
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traceDump
traceDump
Initiates, or removes a trace dump or displays the trace dump status.
Synopsis tracedump [-S]
tracedump -n [-s slot]
tracedump -r [-s slot] | -R
tracedump -c
Description Use this command to initiate a background trace dump, to remove the content of a trace dump, or to display the
dump status on the switch.
When executed without operands, this command defaults to traceDump -S.
Execution of traceDump -n generates a local trace dump locally. Use supportSave to transfer the local trace dump
to a remote host. When supportSave is used, the default remote file name format for the trace dump file is as
follows:
chassisname-S#xxs-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.type_[NEW | OLD].dmp.gz
When the traceDump -n -s command is used with an AP blade, the trace dump is generated with the following file
name format:
chassisname-S#xxs-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_dump.tar.gz
S#
Indicates the slot number (0 on standalone platforms)
xxs
Indicates the processor. Values are cp0, cp1, bp0, bp1, dp0, or dp1.
YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
Indicates the trace dump time stamp (year-month-day-hour-minute-second).
type
Indicates the tracedump type. Valid types include TRACE, BTRACE, DTRACE, CTRACE,
and Reboot.
NEW | OLD
Indicates a new or an old trace dump file.
dmp.gz
The compressed trace dump archive file extension.
For example, the filename for a a new BFOS tracedump received from slot 10 on chassisABC would be
chassisABC-S10bp-201103031111.BTRACE_NEW.dmp.gz.