Core Dump

Use the Core Dump page to configure the Core Dump feature. A core dump contains the contents of the system's memory at the time of an abnormal termination, for use in debugging.

To access this page, click System > Utilities > Core Dump in the navigation menu.

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Core Dump Configuration Fields

Field Description
Protocol The protocol used to store the core dump file. User can select:
  • None: Disable Core Dump.
  • TFTP: Configure protocol to upload Core Dump to the TFTP server.
  • FTP: Configure protocol to upload Core Dump to the FTP server.
Core Dump File Name Prefix Prefix for the Core Dump file name. If hostname is configured, it takes else while generating Core Dump file. The prefix length is 15 characters.
Use Host Name To use hostname (or MAC if hostname is not configured) to name Core Dump file.
Use Time Stamp To use timestamp to name Core Dump file.
TFTP IP Address IP address of remote TFTP server to dump core file to external server.
FTP IP Address IP address of remote FTP server to dump core file to external server.
FTP Username Username of remote FTP server.
FTP Password Password of remote FTP server.
File Path File path to dump core file to TFTP server, NFS mount or USB device sub-directory.
Compression Mode To enable or disable compression mode.
Switch Chip Registers Dump To enable or disable switch-chip-register dump in case of an exception. The switch-chip-register dump is taken only for master unit and not for member units.
Stack IP Address Protocol Protocol (DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) or Static) to be used to configure service port when a unit has crashed. If configured as DHCP, the unit gets the IP address from DHCP server available in the network. If configured as Static, an IP address from the Core Dump Stack IP Address Pool is used.
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Core Dump Stack IP Address Pool Fields

Field Description
IP Address Static IP address to be assigned to individual unit‘s service port in the stack when the switch has crashed. This IP address is used to perform the core dump.
Host Mask The subnet mask.
Default Router Address The IP address of the router.

To add a stack IP address, click Add and configure an IP address, netmask, and gateway address.

To delete a configured stack IP, select each entry to delete, click Remove, and confirm the action.