Viewing the technical support repository – Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual

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Viewing the technical support repository

You can only view technical support save files that are captured in the default location.

Table 113

details the default locations for the technical support save files.

To view the technical support repository, complete the following steps.

1. Select Monitor > Technical Support > View Repository.

The Technical Support Repository dialog box displays.

2. Review the techncial support repository details:

3. Click OK on the Technical Support Repository dialog box.

TABLE 113

Technical support save defaults

Type

Default location

Default naming convention

Client SupportSave

User_Home/ServerIP/Managed Product
Name/support

DCM-Client-SS-Time_Stamp

Server SupportSave

Install_Home\support

DCM-SS-Time_Stamp

Host (discovered
from the IP tab)

Install_Home\data\ftproot\technicalsupport\
host

IPProd-DCB-Time_Stamp

IronWare Product

Install_Home\data\ftproot\technicalsupport\
ipproducts

IPProd-Device_Display_Name-IP_Address
-Time_Stamp

Auto Trace Dump

Install_Home\data\ftproot\tracedump\

Standalone
Network OS devices

Install_Home\data\ftproot\technicalsupport\i
pproducts\NOS

IPProd-Device_Display_Name-IP_Address
-Time_Stamp

VCS-enabled
Network OS devices

Install_Home\data\ftproot\technicalsupport\i
pproducts\NOS

IPProd-Fabric_Name-Seed_Switch_IP-
Time_Stamp\IPProd-Fabric_Name-
Product_Name-Product_IP-Time_Stamp

Field/Component

Description

Available SupportSave
table

Select the support data file you want to view. Displays the following
information:
File Name — The name of the SupportSave file.
Size (MB) — The name of the SupportSave file.
Last Modified — The date the SupportSave file was generated.
Firmware Type — The type of file (Client, Server, FOS (Fabric OS), IOS (IronWare),
NOS (Network OS), ). Blank for Host support save files.

E-mail button

Click to e-mail the support data file. For the procedure, refer to

“E-mailing

technical support information”

on page 1264.

FTP button

Click to copy the support data file to an external FTP server. For the procedure,
refer to

“Copying technical support information to an external FTP server”

on

page 1265.

Save button

Click to save a copy of the support data. For the procedure, refer to

“Saving

technical support information to another location”

on page 1264.

Delete button

Click to delete the support data file. For the procedure, refer to

“Deleting

technical support files from the repository”

on page 1265.

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