collector command - summary option
WebSphere® Application Server products include an enhancement to the collector tool, known as the collector summary option.
The collector summary option helps you communicate with WebSphere Application Server technical staff at IBM® Support. Run the collector tool with the -Summary option to produce a lightweight text file and console version of some of the information in the Java™ archive (JAR) file that the tool produces without the -Summary parameter. You can use the collector summary option to retrieve basic configuration and prerequisite software level information when starting a conversation with IBM Support.
The collector summary option produces version information for the WebSphere Application Server product and the operating system as well as other information. It stores the information in the Collector_Summary.txt file and writes it to the console. You can use the information to answer initial questions from IBM Support or you can send the Collector_Summary.txt file directly to IBM Support.
When running the collector tool on WebSphere Application Server for IBM i, an additional file named
WAS_Collection_timestamp.html is created in the logs
directory of the profile where the collector tool runs. If you do not specify the
-profileName option, the profile is the default profile. The HTML file is sent
to IBM Support when
you initiate a PMR.
Run the collector command
to create the JAR file if IBM Support needs more information to solve your problem.
To run the collector summary option, start from a temporary directory outside of the WebSphere Application Server product installation root directory and enter one of the following commands:
app_server_root/bin/collector.sh -Summary
app_server_root \bin\collector.bat -Summary
app_server_root/bin/collector -Summary [-profileName profileName]
The -profileName option specifies the profile to summarize.