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

This procedure explains how to view information about the node canister and system using a USB flash drive.

## About this task

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 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.

## Procedure

1. Insert the USB flash drive in one of the USB ports of the node canister from which you want to collect data.
2. The node canister fault LED flashes while information is collected and written to the USB flash drive.
3. Wait until the LED stops flashing before removing the USB flash drive. Because the LED is a fault indicator, it might remain permanently on or off.
4. 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.