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# 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 <code class="expression">space.vars.self\_hosted\_product\_name</code> 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:

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{% tab title="Command" %}

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

# Verify connectivity
$ kubectl get nodes
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Installation:

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**Warning**

Before running the script, ensure the prerequisities are met:.
{% endhint %}

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

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{% tab title="Quick Run" %}

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

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

* For Manual execution:

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{% tab title="Bash" %}

```bash
# Download the script
$ curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platform9/PCDDump/refs/heads/main/pcddump.sh -o pcddump.sh

# Make it executable
$ chmod +x pcddump.sh

# Execute the script
$ ./pcddump.sh
```

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{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Info**

The tar output file get saved under `/tmp` directory as `/tmp/pcddump-$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).tar.gz`
{% endhint %}

## 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>


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