Command line interface parameters, Running onecapture on vmware esxi, Onecapture for vmware esxi with a windows system – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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OneCapture™ User Manual

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2. Running OneCapture

Running OneCapture on VMware ESXi

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3. Change the script to executable mode, for example, Chmod 777 OneCapture.

The progress of the script is displayed. For example:

Running Emulex OneCapture Solaris, version

Emulex Corporation Report Utility

Started at Friday, February 1, 2013 12:50:42 PM CST

Initializing report environment for host:solaris

Collecting System Information...

[-] 1% uname -a

4. After the OneCapture script finishes gathering information it creates a zipped

tarball file in its current working directory. Open that file to view the information.

Command Line Interface Parameters

The following are the available CLI parameters.

-h|--help

Displays a brief guide on command usage and supported parameters.

--deaddump

Collects the dead firmware dump data.

Note: This command causes system instability if the adapter is the boot device.

--bootfromsan

Skips collecting firmware dump files for all adapters.

Note: You must use this command if the adapter is the boot device in a boot from

SAN configuration.

Running OneCapture on VMware ESXi

OneCapture for VMware ESXi with a Windows System

Before running OneCapture on VMware ESXi with a Windows system:

The Windows system must have network access to the ESXi system being

captured. Ensure the firewall rules and network configurations are correct.

The Windows system can be a guest OS in a virtual machine.

For VMware systems, the Emulex CIM Provider must be installed before

running OneCapture. If the Emulex CIM Provider was not installed before

running OneCapture, OneCapture will prompt you to install the CIM Provider.

The CIM Provider is used during the dump procedure, and is removed after

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