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name: red-hat-diagnostics
description: Explain how to gather diagnostic information for Red Hat products (RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, Satellite) to share with Red Hat Technical Support.
license: Apache-2.0
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# Red Hat Diagnostic Information Gathering

Identify product and deployment type. If unclear, ask. Provide specific commands and upload instructions. If product not listed, use `WebFetch` on Red Hat docs -- `sos report` covers most RHEL-based products through plugins.

## Prerequisites

None.

## When to Use This Skill

When the user needs to collect diagnostic data for a Red Hat support case.

## Workflow

1. Identify product and deployment type from the user message.
2. Provide the correct diagnostic collection commands.
3. Warn the user about sensitive data in the archive before sharing.
4. Explain how to upload the resulting archive to Red Hat Support.

## Dependencies

None — all commands reference standard Red Hat tooling available on target systems.

## RHEL

```bash
dnf install sos
sos report
```

Output: `.tar.xz` in `/var/tmp/`. Specific subsystems: `sos report --only-plugins networking,storage`

## OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)

```bash
oc adm must-gather --dest-dir ./must-gather
tar cvaf must-gather.tar.gz ./must-gather*/
```

Specific operators: `oc adm must-gather --image=<component-must-gather-image> --dest-dir ./must-gather`

If `registry.redhat.io` unavailable: `oc adm inspect <resource-type>/<resource-name>`

## Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Ask deployment type if not specified -- tool differs significantly.

VM/RPM-based: `sos report` (includes AAP plugins automatically)

Containerized:
```bash
ansible-playbook -i <path_to_inventory> ansible.containerized_installer.log_gathering \
  -e 'target_sos_directory=/tmp/aap-logs' \
  -e 'case_number=<your_case_number>' \
  -e 'clean=true' \
  -e 'upload=true'
```
Omit `upload=true` to collect locally first.

OCP-based (Operator):
```bash
# AAP 2.6
oc adm must-gather \
  --image=registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/aap-must-gather-rhel9 \
  --dest-dir ./must-gather \
  -- /usr/bin/ns-gather <namespace>

# AAP 2.5
oc adm must-gather \
  --image=registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-25/aap-must-gather-rhel8 \
  --dest-dir ./must-gather \
  -- /usr/bin/ns-gather <namespace>
```
Then: `tar cvaf aap-must-gather.tar.gz ./must-gather*/`

## Red Hat Satellite

```bash
sos report
foreman-debug -d /tmp/foreman-debug
```

`sos report` includes the satellite plugin automatically. `foreman-debug` provides deeper Foreman/Katello data.

## Sharing with Red Hat Support

**Important:** Diagnostic archives (sos reports, must-gather bundles) collect comprehensive system data including configuration files, logs, and network details. Review the archive contents before sharing and redact any secrets or sensitive data you do not want to expose to a third party.

Attach archives at [access.redhat.com/support](https://access.redhat.com/support). Large files: `ftp://dropbox.redhat.com` or Customer Portal file upload API.

## Reference Docs

- AAP troubleshooting: `WebFetch` -> `https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/html/troubleshooting_ansible_automation_platform/diagnosing-the-problem`
- OCP must-gather: `WebFetch` -> `https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.17/html/support/gathering-cluster-data`
- sos tool: `WebFetch` -> `https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3592`