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Capturing the FFDC log using IPMI commands

This topic provides instructions for using the IPMI commands to capture the FFDC log data.

To generate and download the first failure data capture (FFDC) log data using IPMI commands, complete the following steps:

  1. From a host system, type the command: ipmitool -I lanplus -H 169.254.95.118 -U USERID -P PASSW0RD raw 0x3a 0x49 0x1 (where 169.254.95.118 is the IMM IP address). Make sure that you replace this IP address with your IP address.
  2. Wait 2 to 3 minutes, then type: ipmitool -I lanplus -H 169.254.95.118 -U USERID -P PASSW0RD raw 0x3a 0x4d 0x01. If you receive a response of 01, the ffdc log data is ready to download. If you do not get a response of 01, wait longer and send this command again..
  3. Next, type the command: wget ftp://192.168.5.199:121/download/ffdc/*.tgz –user immftp –password imm4tw. This command downloads the ffdc file to your local environment.