Dell EMC PowerVault MD 34XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide

Retrieving trace buffers

1. From the AMW, select Monitor > Health > Retrieve Trace Buffers.
   The Retrieve Trace Buffers dialog is displayed.
2. Select either RAID controller module 0, RAID controller module 1, or both.
   If the RAID controller module status message to the right of a check box indicates that the RAID controller module is offline, the check box is disabled.
3. From the Trace buffers list, select the relevant option.
4. To move the buffer, select Move current trace buffer to the flushed buffer after retrieval.
   NOTE: Move current trace buffer to the flushed buffer after retrieval is not available if the Flushed buffer option is selected in step 3.
5. Enter a name for the physical disk data filename in Specify filename or click Browse to navigate to a previously saved file to overwrite an existing file.
6. Click Start.
   The trace buffer information is archived to the file specified.
7. After the retrieval process is completed:
   • To retrieve trace buffers again using different parameters, repeat step 2 through step 6.
   • To close the dialog, click Close.