IPMCTL-DUMP-SUPPORT-DATA(1)

💖 IPMCTL-DUMP-SUPPORT-DATA — the ipmctl girlies' guide 💖

okay bestie, so this is the ipmctl manual, and specifically the ipmctl-dump-support-data page. it's giving "dump a support snapshot to a file" and honestly? iconic. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ipmctl-dump-support-data — dumps a support snapshot to a file 💾✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ipmctl dump [OPTIONS] -destination (file_prefix) [-dict (filename)] -support

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what this does is: it creates a support snapshot and dumps all that support data into a file, so support personnel can do their little off-line analysis later. no cap. and like, that support data can include system logs, error logs, trace logs, platform configuration, sensor information and diagnostic results. the whole vibe. 🌈

heads up bestie: this command may take significantly longer than other commands to complete, because it literally combines and executes multiple individual commands. it's doing the most. it's the main character. give it a minute. 😭

Commands executed: 🔥

• version
• show -memoryresources
• show -a -system -capabilities
• show -a -topology
• start -diagnostic
• show -system

Commands executed per PMem module: 💅

• show -a -dimm
• show -a -sensor -dimm
• show -pcd -dimm
• show -error media -dimm
• show -error thermal -dimm
• dump -destination -debug

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -h, -help — displays help for the command. bestie needs assistance sometimes, it's fine 💖
• -ddrt — used to specify DDRT as the desired transport protocol for the current invocation of ipmctl.
• -smbus — used to specify SMBUS as the desired transport protocol for the current invocation of ipmctl.

🚨 Note: the -ddrt and -smbus options are mutually exclusive and may not be used together. pick a lane, girlie. you cannot have both. 🙈

• -o (text|nvmxml), -output (text|nvmxml) — changes the output format of the command execution (the output file content will remain text). one of: "text" (default) or "nvmxml". yes the default is text, she's lowkey the moment. 🎀

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🎯 TARGET 🎯

• -destination (filename) — this command creates a text file with a name starting with the given filename option and dumps the platform support information into it. and get this, it also outputs the debug log information in separate files. refer to [Dump Debug Log] for more details. 💜
• -dict (filename) — optional file path to the dictionary file. if supplied, the command will create both the binary debug log and a text file with decoded log data, using the file prefix specified by -destination. this option is used only to dump the debug log information. it's a one-job queen. 👑

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🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

creates a text file named dumpfile_platform_support_info.txt and stores the platform supported data in that file. also dumps the debug log info in the related files that start with the file name dumpfile. refer to [Dump Debug Log] for more info on the output files. 🍓

ipmctl dump -destination filename -dict nlog_dict.1.1.0.0000.txt -support

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💀 LIMITATIONS 💀

in order to successfully execute this command, bestie:

• the caller must have the appropriate privileges. 👑
• the specified PMem modules must be manageable by the host software.

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📋 RETURN DATA 📋

returns the status of the operation. that's it, that's the tea. ☕

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🔥 SAMPLE OUTPUT 🔥

on success:

Dump support data successfully written to filename_platform_support_info.txt.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! you ate. 💅✨

sign-off vibes: this lil page is brought to you by ipmctl, dated 2024-04-22, and it's literally the IPMCTL-DUMP-SUPPORT-DATA manual — go forth and dump that support data, queen. 🦋💖🎀