This section describes tasks for managing crash dump procedures for your system.
Keep the following points in mind when you are working with system crash information:
You must assume the root role to access and manage system crash information. See Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .
Do not disable the option of saving system crash dumps files on the system. System crash dump files provide an invaluable way to determine what is causing the system to crash.
Dedicated ZFS volumes are used for swap and dump areas. After an installation, you might need to adjust the size of swap and dump devices or possibly recreate the swam and dump volumes. For instructions, see Managing Your ZFS Swap and Dump Devices in Managing ZFS File Systems in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .
To customize your system's crash dump processes before a system crash occurs, see the following: