From: Erik Ian Kennedy (erikiken@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 22:20:26 EST
I have seen some AIX 5 systems with an LV of "dump_lv"
or "dumplv". How or when does this get generated?
Migrated machines keep their hd7 name, of course.
Erik
--- "Saxon, Lamar" <Lamar.Saxon@AMERICREDIT.COM>
wrote:
> 1. Yes. On the S85 it is done via the operator
> panel. I do not have the
> sequence off hand; but it is in your service guide
> and in the AIX online
> documentation. On the H70, it is simply hit the
> reset button. BUT, you
> must have always allow dump ( -K ) set to TRUE; not
> false.
>
> 2. The dump device on a fresh install of AIX since
> version 4 is set to hd6
> or paging space.
>
> HTH,
> Lamar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Ian Kennedy [mailto:erikiken@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:46 PM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: 2 dump questions
>
>
> 1. I was discussing AIX dump devices with a friend.
> He claims that if you have no console attached to an
> H70 and/or S85, you can't force a dump. I always
> thought that there was a power/reset key sequence on
> the H70 and/or S85 you could use to initiate a dump
> if
> the system hung.
>
> [I do know you have to have the "always allow dump"
> set to FALSE.]
>
> 2. On a FRESH install of AIX, is the dump device
> called hd7 or dump_lv? I'd heard the latter, but
> I've
> seen on migrated machines that it retained the hd7
> name.
>
>
> - Erik
>
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