Remote location tab is used to set a predefined remote location for the results of System Dump action on switches and hosts and for IBDiagnet executions.
![remote-location-tab.png](https://docscontent.nvidia.com/dims4/default/4c39706/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1123x566+0+0/resize/1123x566!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk3-prod-nvidia-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fconfluence%2F0000018a-6699-d88c-afbe-ffdfd0e60000%2Fimages%2Fnetworking%2Fdownload%2Fattachments%2F132467771%2Fremote-location-tab.png)
Field |
Description |
Protocol |
The protocol to use to move the dump file to the external storage (scp/sftp) |
Server |
Hostname or IP address of the server |
Path |
The path where dump files are saved |
Username |
Username for the server |
Password |
Respective password |
After configuring these parameters, it would be possible for users to collect sysdumps for specific devices, groups, or links (through Network Map/Cables Window) by right-clicking the item and selecting System Dump.