Performing dumps
Learn more about the types of dumps that can be performed and how to manage them, including copying, reporting, and deleting them.
Dumps can occur automatically after a failure or external
reset, or after a manual request. The dump information provides valuable
information about system status and should be reported to your next
level of support or your hardware service provider.
- Platform system dump: A platform system dump is a collection of data from server hardware and firmware, either after a system failure or a manual request.
- Service processor dump: A service processor dump is a collection of data from a service processor either after a failure, external reset, or manual request.
In addition, other dumps, which are generated automatically,
are:
- Platform event log entry dumps (which are generated by server firmware when a platform event log entry is truncated)
- Resource dumps
- SMP dumps
