Dump SLS Information

Perform a dump of the System Layout Service (SLS) database.

This procedure will create the file sls_dump.json in the current directory.

This procedure preserves the information stored in SLS when backing up or reinstalling the system.

Prerequisites

  • The Cray Command Line Interface is configured. See Configure the Cray CLI.
  • This procedure requires administrative privileges.

Procedure

(ncn-mw#) Perform the SLS dump. The SLS dump will be stored in the sls_dump.json file. The sls_dump.json file is required to perform the SLS load state operation.

cray sls dumpstate list --format json > sls_dump.json