Managing System Crash Information (Task Map)
The following task map identifies the procedures needed to manage system crash information.
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Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Display the current crash dump configuration |
Display the current crash dump configuration by using the dumpadm command. | |
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2. Modify the crash dump configuration |
Use the dumpadm command to specify the type of data to dump, whether or not the system will use a dedicated dump device, the directory for saving crash dump files, and the amount of space that must remain available after crash dump files are written. | |
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3. Examine a crash dump file |
Use the mdb command to view crash dump files. | |
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4. (Optional) Recover from a full crash dump directory |
The system crashes but there is no room in the savecore directory, and you want to save some critical system crash dump information. | |
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5. (Optional) Disable or enable the saving of crash dump files |
Use the dumpadm command to disable or enable the saving the crash dump files. Saving crash dump files is enabled by default. |
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