Application Core Dumps; Mini Core Dumps - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

Application Core Dumps

Application core dumps are disabled by default. A core dump file can be very large. Due to memory
requirements, the file can only be sent directly to an FTP server. It is not stored on the local flash. To
enable full application core dumps, use the
Task
Enable RPM core dumps and specify the
shutdown mode.
To undo this command, use the

Mini Core Dumps

FTOS supports mini core dumps for application and kernel crashes. The mini core dump applies to Master,
Standby, and Member units.
Application and kernel mini core dumps are always enabled. The mini core dumps contain the stack space
and some other very minimal information that you can use to debug a crash. These files are small files and
are written into flash until space is exhausted. When the flash is full, the write process is stopped.
A mini core dump contains critical information in the event of a crash.
• Mini core dump files are located in
• The application mini core file name format is
name
>.acore.mini.txt
• The kernel mini core file name format is
Sample files names are shown in
following command:
Command Syntax
logging coredump server
no logging coredump server
flash:/ (root dir)
.
f10StkUnit<
Figure 39-17 and a sample file text is shown in
command
.
.
Stack_unit_no
f10StkUnit<
Stack_unit_no
>.kcore.mini.txt
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
Application
>.<
.
Figure 39-18.
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