Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Guide

HTML5 Method

CLI Method

Introduction

When contacting Cisco TAC, tech-support files are critical to help determine what the issue is.

This document provides a visual guide that shows how to collect tech-support files from the UCS Central HTML5 UI and CLI.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Guide

HTML5 Method

CLI Method

After logging into Central using an SSH client, you may carry out the following commands to generate a tech-support file and copy it via tftp:

central# connect local-mgmt

central(local-mgmt)# show tech-support detail

Initiating tech-support information on standalone node...

The detailed tech-support information is located at volatile:/20170217043724_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

central(local-mgmt)# dir volatile:/

1.2M Sep 29 2015 20150929024120_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

4.5M Oct 2 2015 20151002053224_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

4.5M Oct 2 2015 20151002061852_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

4.7M Oct 2 2015 20151002061858_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

4.7M Oct 2 2015 20151002062454_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

14M Apr 1 2016 20160401052358_central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

15M Dec 6 03:08 20161206030647_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

16M Dec 20 03:31 20161220033035_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

20M Feb 17 04:25 20170217042246_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

20M Feb 17 04:26 20170217042256_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

4.0K Feb 17 04:36 20170217043657/

16M Feb 17 04:38 20170217043724_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz

Usage for volatile://

38505856 bytes used

4038324 bytes free

42544180 bytes total

central(local-mgmt)# copy volatile:/20170217043724_central.central_techsupport_UCSCENTRAL_ALL.tgz tftp://1.1.1.1/centralts.tgz

Process Complete

central(local-mgmt)#