Command Line Storage Dumps Tool
Command Line storage dumps tool is used get Dumps of Storage arrays by passing details through command line arguments. These dumps are further used to analyze for required purpose.
Installing Command Line Storage Dumps Tool
The Command Line Storage Dumps Tool is integrated into DCNM. Also it can be installed as a standalone application. Follow below steps to run the tool in both the ways.
Installing with DCNM
Step 1 After installation of Cisco DCNM, the Command Line Storage Dumps Tool can be found in <DCNM install dir>/dcnm/smis/client/bin.
Step 2 Batch files to execute the Command Line Storage Dumps Tool are located:
Installing as Standalone Tool
Step 1 After installation of Cisco DCNM, the standalone Command Line Storage Dumps Tool can be found in <DCNM install dir>/dcm/smis/client/standaloneTools.
Step 2 Zip files to execute the Command Line Storage Dumps Tool are located:
Contents of smisclient_standalone.zip can be extracted to any directory and StorageDiscovery.bat/StorageDiscovery.sh can be run from the extracted bin directory.
Note Standalone tool requires JAVA_HOME to be set to 1.7 version to execute successfully.
Using Command Line Storage Dumps Tool
To use the Command Line Storage Dumps Tool, enter the following commands:
Windows
<DCNM install dir>/dcm/smis/client/bin>StorageDiscovery.bat http://0.0.0.0:5988/namespace -u username -p password -v vendorName
Linux
<DCNM install dir>/dcm/smis/client/bin>StorageDiscovery.sh http://0.0.0.0:5988/namespace -u username -p password -v vendorName
-v: vendor name(emc or netapp or hds or others)
Once dumps are collected, the dumps are stored under <DCNM install dir>/dcm/smis/client/bin /results or <DCNM install dir>/dcm/smis/client/bin /results directory. The related logs can also be found under the results directory.