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multiffdc command

Use the multiffdc command to obtain the BMC/SMM FFDC logs from multiple servers.

multiffdc command syntax

OneCli.exe [misc] multiffdc [ [--smm <arg>] [--bmc|-b <arg>] ][--cn <arg>] [--sn <arg>]
[--mt <arg>] [--check-trust|-C] [--never-check-trust|-N] [--upload <arg>] [--proxy|-P <arg>]
[--proxy-cacert <arg>][--cacert <arg>] [--proxy-insecure][--insecure] [--tftp <arg>]
[--sftp <arg>] [--bmc-username|-u <arg>] [--bmc-password|-w <arg>] [--bmc-rest-port|-p <int>]
[--bmc-cim-port|-p <int>] [--iobay <arg>] [--node|-n <int>] [--quiet|-q][--configfile <arg>]
[--output|-o <arg>][--nolog] [--config <arg>] [--help|-h]
Table 1. multiffdc command specific parameters
ParameterRequired/OptionalNotes
--cnOptional

Specify the case number to upload the files to Lenovo System CARE. The case number should be composed of at least seven characters.

--iobayOptional

bay_number specifies the I/O module bay number. Valid values are 1, 2, 3, or 4.

The --iobay parameter specifies an I/O module scan operation. When scanning an I/O module target, the --cmm parameter must also be specified.

--mtOptional

Specify with --sn. Specify the machine of the target system when uploading the files to System CARE.

--snOptional

Specify with --mt. Specify the serial number of the target system when uploading the files to System CARE.

--sftpOptional

SFTP connection information. Format: user:password@IP[port][dir/]. The address is used to save FFDC logs for VMWare ESXi.

--smmOptional

If specified, the inventory application will only get the information for a remote SMM.

The format is user:password@IP. For the IPv6 address, the format is user:password@[IPv6].

--tftpOptionalTFTP server for SMM interface.

Format: IP[:port][/path].

--uploadRequired

This parameter can be specified with the following arguments: lenovo and server address.

If specified with lenovo, the format is: --upload lenovo. The inventory data is uploaded to Lenovo Upload Facility. Users should specify the case number, or specify both machine type and serial number.

If specified with server address, the format is: --upload server address. The inventory data is uploaded to the target server. The supported protocols include: TFTP, FTP, and SFTP.

If not specified, no inventory data will be uploaded.

  • --bmc/imm, -b

  • --check-trust, -C

  • --config

  • --configfile

  • --help, -h

  • --never-check-trust, -N

  • --node, -n

  • --nolog

  • --output, -o

  • --quiet

Optional

Refer to Table 2.

Example of the multiffdc command

OneCli.exe misc multiffdc --configfile multi_task_config.json