Generate tech-support file

Created by Yuriy Andamasov, Modified on Wed, 17 Jan at 2:20 PM by Srividya Anantapatnaikuni

Article review date	2024-01-17
Validated for VyOS versions	1.2.5, 1.3.5, 1.4.0, 1.5.x

The command generate tech-support archive gathers all the logs, core dump, configuration(stripping private data) and stores in the support directory(/opt/vyatta/etc/config)

vyos@vyos:~$ generate tech-support archive
Possible completions:
         Execute the current command
          Generate compressed tech-support archive at the specified path
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Make sure to have enough space in your instance to store the file.

Output:

vyos@vyos:~$ generate tech-support archive
Saving the archivals... 
Saved tech-support archival at /opt/vyatta/etc/config/support/vyos.tech-support-archive.2021-10-04-183054.tgz

This information is valuable for debugging and diagnosing system issues. You should share this file with VyOS Support team whenever you open a case.