Chapter 59
Monitoring System Processes and Logs
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Configuring External Servers
To configure the external server using IPv4, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# kernel core target 10.50.5.5
succeeded
Configuring Module Parameters
To configure the module parameters, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# kernel core module 5
succeeded
switch(config)# kernel core module 5 level
header
succeeded
Step 3
switch(config)# kernel core limit 2
succeeded
Displaying Kernel Core Information
All changes made to the kernel cores may be viewed using the show running-config command.
Alternatively, use the show kernel cores command to view specific configuration changes (see
Example 59-17
Example 59-17 Displays the Core Limit
switch# show kernel core limit
2
Example 59-18 Displays the External Server
switch# show kernel core target
10.50.5.5
Example 59-19 Displays the Core Settings for the Specified Module
switch# show kernel core module 5
module 5 core is enabled
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
to
Example
59-19).
level is header
dst_ip is 10.50.5.5
src_port is 6671
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the external server's IPv4 address.
IPv6 addresses are not supported for
Note
kernel core targets.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures kernel core generation for module 5.
Configures kernel core generation for module 5,
and limits the generation to header-level cores.
Configures kernel core generations for two
modules. The default is 1 module.
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