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List:       aix-l
Subject:    Re: AIX 4.3.3 Sysdump: how to read it?
From:       Bob Booth - CCSO <booth () UIUC ! EDU>
Date:       2002-03-28 22:16:33
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You should only need to use pax to get the dump off of the tape and on
to the system.  You then use 'crash' to read the dump, and find out what
caused the 207.

What messages are you getting from pax, when you tried to read the dump tape?

If you are getting I/O errors, you might have block size issue, since when
you are in dumpcopy mode, it uses the default block size for the device, and
it may have been changed.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 04:34:40PM -0500, Ken_Sedlacek@KYRUS.COM wrote:
> Hi ALL:
>
> Enviro:
> AIX 4.3.3 ML09 on H50
> 9.1GB SSAs in 7133-020
> 3 processors, 1.5GM memory
>
> Virgin loaded this H50 with 4.3.3, ML09.
>
> This is in a testing mode, no production, yet.
>
> A few day ago, received the following 888 display:
>
> 888 102 207 0C0
>
> This display translates to:
>
> 102: Dump occurred
> 207: Cause of sys halt
> 0C0: Dump completed successfully
>
> Then proceeded to dump file to rmt0.
>
> At end of dump, the AIX message stated to use PAX  to decode dump.
>
> The sysdump device is:
>
> Deimos:root:[/]
> (223)==> sysdumpdev -L
> 0453-039
>
> Device name:         /dev/hd6
> Major device number: 10
> Minor device number: 2
> Size:                92396544 bytes
> Date/Time:           Fri Mar 22 12:36:41 EST 2002
> Dump status:         0
> dump completed successfully
> 0481-195 Failed to copy the dump from /dev/hd6 to /var/adm/ras.
> 0481-198 Allowed the customer to copy the dump to external media.
> Deimos:root:[/]
>
> I have read the man pages on PAX, but can not make any headway with it.
>
> I need some further guidance and how to proceed from here.
>
> TIA
>
>
> Ken Sedlacek
> AIX/TSM/UNIX Administrator
> ksedlacek@kyrus.com
>
> IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 AIX v4.3 Support
> IBM Certified Specialist: RS/6000 SP & PSSP 3
> Tivoli Certified Consultant - Tivoli Storage Manager v4.1
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