Savecrash

[Subentu]

Hi guys,

I have a Rx7620 machine running HP-UX 11.2vi.

How can I:
1. See the directory in whoch crash dumps are saved
2. See the information about savecrash (free space etc.)

And:
3. Is it OK to delete old crashdumps. Are there any precausions I should take before deleting old crashdumps?

Thanks

[Dennis Handly]

The should be all under /var/adm/crash/.

Typically the space is under /var, what does bdf show for that filesystem?

In each dump directory there is an INDEX file. If this has the same thing, there probably isn't much use keeping duplicates. See this thread for an example:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1224408

If you keep getting crashes, you should make sure you are up to date on patches and it that doesn't fix it, talk to the Response Center.

[Jeeshan]

if you have seperate file system of /var/adm/crash then you can easily find its usage using bdf.

delete old crash dump is not harmful in case when you have resolve your previous faults.

moreover you can make old crash dumps tar and backed up in different media.

[Prabhat_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1. the default location is /var/adm/crash

2. if this is a separate file system it can be seen through

# bdf /var/adm/crash

else do the following

# du -sk /var/adm/crash (for consolidated status)
Or

# cd /var/adm/crash
# du -sk *

3. These files are for analysis.
If you do not have any case open with HP or you are not analysing any problem then you may delete the old crash dumps.

Hope it will help

Cheers