Brocade Network OS Command Reference v4.1.0 - Manual (Page 202)

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copy support
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copy support
Copies support data to a remote host or a USB device.
Synopsis copy support {ftp | scp | support-param | usb} user user_name password password
host ip_address directory dir [sub-directory dir] [timeout multiplier] [rbridge-id {rbridge-id | all}]
Operands ftp | scp | usb Specifies the File Transfer Protocol (ftp), the Secure Copy Protocol (scp), or
the USB directory.
support-param Enables specification of an optional subdirectory for uploading copy
support files.
user username Specifies the user login name for the server.
password password Specifies the account password.
host host_ip Specifies the host IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format.
directory dir Specifies a fully qualified path to the directory where the support data will
be stored.
subdirectory dir Specifies a fully qualified path to the subdirectory where the support data
will be stored. (Refer to the Usage Guidelines.)
timeout multiplier Specifies a timeout multiplier. Valid multipliers are 1 through 5. When a
timeout multiplier is specified, the default timeout value for each module is
multiplied by the specified timeout value.
rbridge-id Executes the command on the specified switches.
This parameter is not valid in standalone mode and currently not
supported.
rbridge-id Specifies the RBridge ID.
all Specifies all switches in the fabric.
Defaults None
Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode
Description Use this command to upload support data to an external host on to an attached USB device. The
support data is saved in the following format:
switchname-IPaddress-slotnumber-cputype-timestamp.modulename.txt.ss.gz
Example: sw0-10.123.10.5-S5cp-201204081630.OS.txt.ss.gz
Usage Guidelines Pagination is not supported with this command. Use the “more” parameter to display the output
one page at a time.
The subdirectory is appended to the copy support main directory, which is stored as a Distributed
Configuration Manager (DCM) configuration item. DCM supports the configuration management of
multinode cluster applications and clustering for VCS.
Examples To save support data on an attached USB device:
switch# usb on
USB storage enabled
switch# copy support usb directory support