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Saves CAU debug tracing information to a local zip file.
Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation VerifiedLast verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft ClusterAwareUpdating reference: Saves CAU debug tracing information to a local zip file. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Save-CauDebugTrace [[-ClusterName] <String>] [[-FilePath] <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-RunId <Guid>] [-Force] [-FeatureUpdateLogs {None | FailedSetup | All}] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Save-CauDebugTrace. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / ClusterAwareUpdating · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-ClusterName-Credential-FeatureUpdateLogs-FilePath-Force-RunIdWindows with the ClusterAwareUpdating module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Save-CauDebugTrace -ClusterName "CONTOSO-FC1" -FilePath "C:\temp\testrun.zip"This command saves the debug tracing information for the cluster named CONTOSO-FC1, to a trace file called testrun.zip in the C:\temp folder. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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