# Collecting Cluster Dump For Management Cluster

**PCD Dump** is a powerful utility 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.

PCD Dump is available here - <https://github.com/platform9/PCDDump>

## Prerequisites

* Internet connectivity to download the script.
* `curl` installed
* `kubconfig` should be exported and `kubectl` installed with sufficient permissions:

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

# Verify connectivity
kubectl get nodes
```

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## Installation

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Before running the script, ensure that the prerequisites are met.
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* Run this script to initiate the PCD cluster dump generation:

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{% tab title="Quick Run" %}
{% code title="One-line quick run" %}

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

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* For manual execution:

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{% code title="Manual download and run" %}

```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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The tar output file is saved under /tmp as /tmp/pcddump-$(date +%F\_%H-%M-%S).tar.gz
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## Additional Information

You 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>