Manage Dumps
Manage system, service processor, and power subsystem dumps for systems managed by the HMC.
- system dump
- A collection of data from server hardware and firmware, either after a system failure or a manual request. Only perform a system dump under the direction of your next level of support or your service provider.
- service processor dump
- A collection of data from a service processor either after a failure, external reset, or manual request.
- power subsystem dump
- A collection of data from Bulk Power Control service processor. This is only applicable to certain models of managed systems.
Use the Manage Dump task to do the following:
- Initiate a system dump, a service processor dump, or a power subsystem dump.
- Modify the dump capability parameters for a dump type before initiating a dump.
- Delete a dump.
- Copy a dump to media such as USB Mass Storage devices.
- Copy a dump to another system using FTP.
- Call home a dump by using the Call Home feature to transmit the dump back to your service provider, for example IBM® Remote Support, for further analysis.
- View the offload status of a dump as it progresses.
Use the online Help if you need additional information for managing dumps.
