Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.1(x)

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Sending an On-Demand Tech Support File Using the REST API

Updated: November 28, 2025

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sd Sending an On-Demand Tech Support File Using the REST API

Procedure

1.

Set the remote destination for a technical support file using the REST API, by sending a POST with XML such as the following example:

Example:

<fileRemotePath userName="" remotePort="22" remotePath="" protocol="sftp" name="ToSupport" host="192.168.200.2" 
dn="uni/fabric/path-ToSupport" descr="">

<fileRsARemoteHostToEpg tDn="uni/tn-mgmt/mgmtp-default/oob-default"/>

</fileRemotePath>
2.

Generate an on-demand technical support file using the REST API by sending a POST with XML such as the following:

Example:


<dbgexpTechSupOnD upgradeLogs="no" startTime="unspecified" name="Tech_Support_9-20-16"
  exportToController="no" endTime="unspecified" dn="uni/fabric/tsod-Tech_Support_9-20-16" descr=""
  compression="gzip" category="forwarding" adminSt="untriggered">
    <dbgexpRsExportDest tDn="uni/fabric/path-ToSupport"/>
    <dbgexpRsTsSrc tDn="topology/pod-1/node-102/sys"/>
    <dbgexpRsTsSrc tDn="topology/pod-1/node-103/sys"/>
    <dbgexpRsTsSrc tDn="topology/pod-1/node-101/sys"/>
    <dbgexpRsData tDn="uni/fabric/tscont"/>
</dbgexpTechSupOnD>
<fabricFuncP>
    <fabricCtrlrPGrp name="default">
        <fabricRsApplTechSupOnDemand tnDbgexpTechSupOnDName=" Tech_Support_9-20-16"/>
    </fabricCtrlrPGrp>
</fabricFuncP>