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The svcconfig backup  command creates three files that provide information about the backup process and the configuration. These files are created in the /tmp  directory of the configuration node. Table 9-1 describes the three files that are created by the backup process. 

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2. Check that the svcconfig backup  command completes successfully, and examine the command output for any warnings or errors. The following output is an example of the message that is displayed when the backup process is successful: 

CMMVC6155I SVCCONFIG processing completed successfully 

3. If the process fails, resolve the errors and run the command again. 

4. Copy the backup file from the configuration node. With MS Windows, use the PuTTY pscp utility. With UNIX or Linux, you can use the standard scp  utility. 

The configuration backup file is in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format and can be imported into your IBM FlashSystem 9100 documentation spreadsheet. The configuration backup file might contain too much data; for example, it contains information about each internal storage drive that is installed in the system. Importing the file into your IBM FlashSystem 9100 documentation spreadsheet might make it unreadable. 

In this case, consider collecting the output of specific commands. At a minimum, you should collect the output of the following commands: 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lsfabric 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lssystem 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lsmdisk 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lsmdiskgrp 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lsvdisk 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lshost 

GLYPH<SM590000> svcinfo lshostvdiskmap 

Note:  Most CLI commands shown above will work without the svcinfo  prefix, however there might be some that do not work with just the short-name, and so require the svcinfo  prefix to be added. 

Import the commands into a spreadsheet, preferably with each command output on a separate sheet. 

One way to automate either task is to first create a batch file (Windows) or shell script (UNIX or Linux) that collects and stores this information. For more information, see 9.8, “I/O Throttling” on page 349. Then, use spreadsheet macros to import the collected data into your IBM FlashSystem 9100 documentation spreadsheet. 

