capture_immediate – Submit a capture request1

Synopsis

Submit a capture request2.

Parameters

capture_file (required, type: str)

The list of SYSVIEW commands to be executed as an Event Capture.This takes the same form as a CAPLIB member.

context_fields (type: list)

Context fields to display. Defaults to hiding all context.

capture_description (type: str)

The description of the capture.

host (type: str)

The hostname of the SYSVIEW REST API.

port (type: int)

The port number of the SYSVIEW REST API.

user (type: str)

Your z/OS username used to authenticate to the SYSVIEW REST API.

password (type: str)

Your z/OS password used to authenticate to the SYSVIEW REST API.

reject_unauthorized (type: bool)

If set, the server certificate is verified against the list of supplied CAs.

ssid (type: str, default: GSVX)

SSID of the SYSVIEW instance. Default value: GSVX

base_path (type: str, default: /api/v1)

The base path for your Zowe API Mediation Layer instance. Do not specify this option if you are not using an Zowe API Mediation Layer.

cert_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

cert_key_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication.

Examples

Return Values

data (type: list, when returned data is a dictionary)

Data from the module execution (a data structure). The items of this dict are set as individual return values on the top level as well.

error (type: complex, error)

More details about why the action has failed. If the failure is when calling an API service, the response contains the connection parameters.

additional_details (type: str)

Detailed message about the failure.

msg (type: str)

Short description of the result or failure.

request (type: str, API request failed)

HTTP method used to invoke API service request.

resource (type: str, API request failed)

URI of the resource of the API service request.

failed (type: bool, always)

A boolean that indicates if the task was failed or not.

list (type: list, when returned data is a list)

Data from the module execution (a list of data structures).

msg (type: str, sometimes)

Short description of the result or failure.

rc (type: int, always)

Exit code of the module, successful exit code is 0, failure is typically 1 or higher.

stderr (type: str, error)

Details of the error.

stdout (type: str, success)

Summary of the result.

Status

• This module is maintained by Broadcom.