Procedure: Getting node canister and system information by using a USB flash drive

You can view information about the node canister and system by using a USB flash drive.

Use any USB flash drive with a FAT32 file system on its first partition.
  1. Ensure that the USB flash drive does not contain a file that is named satask.txt in the root directory.
If satask.txt does exist in the directory, the node attempts to run the command that is specified in the file. The information that is returned is appended to the satask_result.html file. Delete this file if you no longer want the previous output.
  1. Insert the USB flash drive in the USB port of the node from which you want to collect data.
    The node fault light-emitting diode (LED) flashes while information is collected and written to the USB flash drive.
  2. Wait until the LED stops flashing before you remove the USB flash drive.
    Because the LED is a fault indicator, it might remain permanently on or off.
  3. View the results in file satask_result.html in a web browser. The file contains the details and results of the command that was run and the status and the configuration information from the node canister.