PCDDump for PCD Management Cluster Troubleshooting

Overview

PCDDump - A powerful utility script for collecting comprehensive PCD Management cluster information for offline troubleshooting. This script gathers detailed cluster dump information from Self-hosted Private Cloud Director Control Plane, providing administrators with comprehensive diagnostics and troubleshooting data for effective cluster management and issue resolution.

Features

• Comprehensive Data Collection - Gathers detailed cluster diagnostics.
• Platform9 Optimized - Specifically designed for Platform9 Managed Control Plane.
• Easy Deployment - Simple one-line installation and execution.
• Admin-Friendly - Provides actionable troubleshooting information.

Prerequisities

• Internet connectivity to download the script first time.
• cURL installed
• KUBECONFIG should be exported and kubectl with sufficient permission:

$ export KUBECONFIG=</path/to/your/pcd-management-cluster-kubeconfig.yaml>

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# Verify connectivity

$ kubectl get nodes

Installation:

• Run this script to initiate the PCD cluster dump generation:

$ bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platform9/PCDDump/refs/heads/main/pcddump.sh)

• For Manual execution:

# Download the script

$ curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platform9/PCDDump/refs/heads/main/pcddump.sh -o pcddump.sh

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# Make it executable

$ chmod +x pcddump.sh

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# Execute the script

$ ./pcddump.sh

Additional Information

User can upload the /tmp/pcddump-$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).tar.gz file as suggested by the Platform9 support team. More information in https://github.com/platform9/PCDDump