ovs-bugtool (8)

ovs-bugtool

Generate a debug bundle with useful information about Open vSwitch on this system and places it in /var/log/ovs-bugtool.

--all

Use all available capabilities.

--capabilities

List ovs-bugtool capabilities.

--debug

Print verbose debugging output.

--entries=list

Use the capabilities specified in a comma-separated list.

--log-days=days

Include the logs with last modification time in the previous days days in the debug bundle. The number of log files included has a big impact on the eventual bundle size. The default value is 20 days.

--output=filetype

Generate a debug bundle with the specified file type. Options include tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, and zip.

--ovs

Use only Open vSwitch relevant capabilities.

--silent

Suppress output.

--unlimited

Do not exclude files which are too large. Also skip checking free disk space. By default up to 90 percent of the free disk space can be used.

--yestoall

Answer yes to all prompts.

ovs-bugtool makes many assumptions about file locations and the availability of system utilities. It has been tested on Debian and Red Hat and derived distributions. On other distributions it is likely to be less useful.