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Crash Dump Notes

NOTES Tru64 UNIX V5.1x HP-UX 11i v2
Dump Space Estimates
  • Full Dump with Compression:
    one third of Physical Memory
  • Partial Dump with Compression:
    one eighth of Physical Memory
Dump space needs to exceed full size of Physical Memory to accommodate dump headers and tables
Default location for saving crash files /var/adm/crash /var/adm/crash

Crash Dump Tasks

Task Description Tru64 UNIX V5.1x HP-UX 11i v2
Calculating Dump Space Command:

dumpsys -s

 Command:

crashconf -v

Configure Crash Dump Using SysMan Menu:

Support and Services  Configure Dump

Using SAM:

N/A

Command:

sysconfig

 Command:

crashconf

Create Runtime Crash Dump Snapshot Using SysMan Menu:

Support and Services  Create Dump Snapshot

 
Modifying or Displaying Kernel Attributes Using SysMan Menu:

N/A

GUI:

Kernel Tuner (dxkerneltuner)

Using SAM:

N/A

Command:

sysconfig

 Command:

kctune

Save Crash Dump Image Command:

savecore

 Command:

savecrash

Copy and Preserve Crash Dump Data Using SysMan Menu or GUI:

N/A

 Using SAM:

N/A

GUI:

crashutil