CLI Guide

Syntax
syrcollect
[-d|--directory] directory
Arguments
Optional
arguments
[-d|--
directory]
directory
Non-default directory in which to store the output. Files saved in the non-default directory are not
automatically sent to Dell EMC.
● Default: Files are stored in the Event_Msg_Folder in the directory specified in the
EmaAdaptorConfig.properties file.
● EmaAdaptorConfig.properties and the Event_Msg_Folder are located in /opt/emc/
VPlex on the management server.
● Files in the default directory are automatically sent to Dell EMC.
Description
Manually starts a collection of SYR data, and optionally sends the resulting zip file to Dell EMC.
Run this command after every major configuration change or upgrade.
Data collected includes:
● Metro node information
● Cluster information
● Engine/chassis information
● RAID information
● Port information
● Back end storage information
The output of the command is a zipped xml file named:
VPLEXTLA_Config_TimeStamp.zip.
in the specified output directory.
Files in the default directory are automatically sent to Dell EMC.
Use the --directory argument to specify a non-default directory. Output files sent to a non-default directory are not
automatically sent to Dell EMC.
Example
Start an SYR data collection, and send the output to Dell EMC:
VPlexcli:/> syrcollect
Start an SYR data collection, and send the output to the specified directory:
VPlexcli:/> syrcollect -d /var/log/VPlex/cli
See also
● scheduleSYR add
● scheduleSYR list
● scheduleSYR remove
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