Export Diagnostic Data

Exporting DSC Diagnostic Data

If you want to troubleshoot an issue, having some logging or troubleshooting information available is very useful. Especially when you ask someone else for assistance. That is why SharePointDsc has a cmdlet available that is able to export several pieces of information:

• DSC Verbose logs
• SPDSC Event log
• PowerShell version
• Operating System version
• LCM configuration

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
ExportFilePath	Mandatory	String	Path where to export the diagnostic data to
NumberOfDays	Optional	UInt	The number of days to export the data of (Default = 7)
Anonymize	Optional	Switch	Specify to anonymize the exported data
Server	Mandatory	String	Specifies the server name to replace during anonimization
Domain	Mandatory	Switch	Specifies the domain name to replace during anonimization
Url	Mandatory	Switch	Specifies the url to replace during anonimization

Examples

Example 1

Export diagnostic info to C:\Output

Export-SPDscDiagnosticData -ExportFilePath 'C:\Output'

Example 2

Export diagnostic info of the last 14 days to C:\Output

Export-SPDscDiagnosticData -ExportFilePath 'C:\Output' -NumberOfDays 14

Example 3

Export anonymized diagnostic info to C:\Output

Export-SPDscDiagnosticData -ExportFilePath 'C:\Output' -Anonymize -Server 'server1' -Domain 'contoso.com' -Url 'https://sharepoint.contoso.com'