Sun Microsystems SUN STOREDGETM 5310 NAS User Manual

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Chapter 1

Troubleshooting Overview

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To collect diagnostics, proceed as follows:

1. Access the StorEdge via Telnet or serial console.

2. Press enter at the [menu] prompt and enter the administrator password.

3. Press the spacebar until “Diagnostics” is displayed under “Extensions” at the

lower right.

4. Select the letter corresponding to “Diagnostics”.

5. Wait a few seconds while the StorEdge builds the diagnostic.

6. Select option “2”, Send Email

7. Select option “1”, Edit problem description

8. Enter a precise description of the problem

9. Press [Enter]

10. Select option “8”, Send Email

Diagnostic is sent

If an email server is not configured or not available, it is also possible to save the
diagnostics to a file on the StorEdge. To do this, proceed as above to access the
“Diagnostics” menu.

1. Select option “1”, Save File.

2. Select option “1”, Edit path

3. Enter a valid path name in the path box. Format is

/<volumename>/<directory>/<new filename>.

4. Press [Enter]

5. Select option “2”, save diagnostics file

System will respond with diagnostic saved

6. Access the volume that you saved the file to with SMB or NFS.

7. Copy the file to a local workstation

Important –

Saving the diagnostics file locally will not include the necessary

attachments. When escalating an issue with diagnostics, you must also include the
contents of the /etc directory, and the contents of /cvol/log.

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