esxcfg-dumppart []
-l|--list List the partitions available for Dump Partitions.
WARNING: This will scan all LUNs on the system.
-t|--get-active Get the active Dump Partition for this system,
returns the device identifier for the partition
(naa.xxxxx:1) or 'none'.
-c|--get-config Get the configured Dump Partition for this
system, returns the device identifier for the partition
(naa.xxxxx:1) or 'none'.
-s|--set Set the Dump Partition for this system and activate it,
either naa.xxxxx:1 or 'none' to deactivate
the active dump partition.
-f|--find Find usable Dump partitions and list in order of
preference.
-C|--copy Copy a dump file from the dump partition:
-D --devname /vmfs/devices/disks/
-D --devname active (use active dump partition)
-z --zdumpname outputName (optional)
-n --newonly (optional)
-o --slot slotnum (optional)
-Z --slot-size size in MB (optional)
-U --unqualified-dev (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY)
-T|--test-copyable Test whether a dump file is present in the dump
partition; prints YES if found, NO otherwise.
Options as for --copy, except -z.
-L|--log Extract the log from a compressed dump.
-S|--smart-activate Activate the configured dump partition or find
the first appropriate partition and use it
(same order as -f).
-a|--activate Activate the configured dump partition.
-d|--deactivate Deactivate the active dump partition.
-F|--file Operate on dump files, instead of partitions.
-h|--help Show this message.
Example:
esxcfg-dumppart --copy --devname /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.xxxxx:x
--newonly --zdumpname esxdump (to copy new zdump only)
esxcfg-dumppart --log esxdump