Testing The Core Dump Setup; To Test The Core Dump Setup - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Manual

4. Type the df -k1 command to identify locations with more space.
TABLE 9-6
# df -k1
Filesystem
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s0
/proc
fd
mnttab
swap
swap
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s7
5. Type the dumpadm -s command to specify a location for the dump file.
TABLE 9-7
# dumpadm -s /export/home/
Dump content: kernel pages
Dump device: /dev/dsk/c3t5d0s1 (swap)
Savecore directory: /export/home
Savecore enabled: yes
The dumpadm -s command enables you to specify the location for the swap file.
See the dumpadm (1M) man page for more information.

Testing the Core Dump Setup

Before placing the system into a production environment, it might be useful to test
whether the core dump setup works. This procedure might take some time
depending on the amount of installed memory.
Back up all your data and access the system console. See:
"About Communicating With the System" on page 26

To Test the Core Dump Setup

1. Gracefully shut down the system using the shutdown command.
kbytes used
832109 552314
0 0
0 0
0 0
3626264 16
3626656 408
33912732 9 33573596
avail capacity Mounted on
221548 72% /
0 0% /proc
0 0% /dev/fd
0 0% /etc/mntab
362624 81% /var/run
362624 81% /tmp
1% /export/home
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