System and method for redirecting a data dump generated by network devices

A system and method for efficiently and easily capturing data dumps generated by a network device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage management device (145) is disposed between a network device (155) and a storage device (150). The network device is programmed with a virtual address that is associated with the storage management device. Upon generating a data dump, the network device writes the data dump to the virtual address where the storage management device receives the data dump and redirects it to a long-term storage location. Additionally, the storage management device can generate a record of each data dump that indicates the network device that generated the data dump and where the data dump was stored.