The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.

12.1 About sosreport

The sosreport utility collects information about a system such as hardware configuration, software configuration, and operational state. You can also use sosreport to enable diagnostics and analytical functions. To assist in troubleshooting a problem, sosreport records the information in a compressed file that you can send to a support representative.