Application Core Dumps; Mini Core Dumps - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

Application core dumps

Application core dumps are disabled by default. A core dump file can be very large. Core dumps are stored
in the local flash. Enable full application core dumps with the following:
Task
Enable RPM core dumps and specify the
shutdown mode.
When you enable this command to allow the system to automatically upload application core dumps to an
FTP server, you will be requested to enter a password. Use the password of the FTP server where the core
files are being moved. The password can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters only; no special characters
are allowed. After the password is entered, an FTP URL is created with the credentials in the operating
system. The CLI monitors application core dumps in the unit. Any application core dumps that occur will
be automatically uploaded to the FTP server.
Undo this command using the

Mini core dumps

FTOS supports mini core dumps on the for kernel crashes. The mini core dump apply to Master units.
Kernel mini core dumps are always enabled. The mini core dumps contain the stack space and some other
very minimal information that can be used 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
flash://CORE_DUMP_DIR directory
Stack_unit_no
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Command Syntax
logging coredump server
no logging coredump server
. The kernel mini core file name format is
.
>.kcore.mini.txt
Command Mode
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