Switch Management Commands 2060• hostname — Includes the switch host name in the core file name. If notconfigured, uses the switch MAC address in the core file name.• time-stamp—Includes the switch TOD in the core file name.Default ConfigurationBy default, the core file name has no prefix and no host name and uses thetime stamp of the switch in the core file name.Command ModesGlobal Configuration modeUser GuidelinesThe configuration parameters are not validated when this command isentered. Use the write core test command to validate the configuredparameters and that the core dump is likely to succeed.An average core file is around 450 KB. Example copy times are as follows:• TFTP: 13mins (different subnet)• USB: 3 minsAdministrators should ensure that a cleanly formatted USB flash drive of atleast 1G is used for collection of a the full core dump.ExampleThis example enables core dumps to a TFTP server 10.27.9.1 reachable overthe out-of-band port. The core file is written to the dumps directory and thename includes the host name of the switch and the switch TOD.console(config)#exception dump tftp-server 10.27.9.1 file-path dumpsconsole(config)#exception core-file hostname time-stampconsole(config)#exception protocol tftpexception dumpUse this command to configure the core dump location. Use the no form ofthe command to reset the location and parameters to the default values.
