Installation guide

13.2.3.1
The syslogd Daemon ........................................ 13–10
13.2.3.2
The binlogd Daemon ........................................ 13–11
13.2.4
Configuring the Kernel Binary Event Logger ............... 13–12
13.3
Recovering Event Logs After a System Crash ................... 13–13
13.4
Maintaining Log Files ............................................... 13–13
13.5
Enhanced Core File Naming ........................................ 13–14
13.6
Administering Crash Dumps ....................................... 13–15
13.6.1
Related Documentation and Utilities ......................... 13–16
13.6.2
Files Created and Used During Crash Dumps ............. 13–17
13.6.3
Crash Dump Creation ........................................... 13–17
13.6.3.1
Crash Dump File Creation ................................ 13–17
13.6.3.2
Crash Dump Logging ....................................... 13–18
13.6.3.3
Writing the Dump to Swap Space ........................ 13–19
13.6.4
Choosing the Content and Method of Crash Dumps ....... 13–21
13.6.4.1
Adjusting the Primary Swap Partition’s Crash Dump
Threshold .....................................................
13–21
13.6.4.2
Selecting and Using Noncompressed Crash Dumps .. 13–22
13.6.5
Generating a Crash Dump Manually ......................... 13–23
13.6.6
Compressing Crash Dump Files for Archiving ............. 13–23
13.6.6.1
Compressing a Crash Dump File ......................... 13–23
13.6.6.2
Uncompressing a Partial Crash Dump File ............ 13–24
13.7
Environmental Monitoring .......................................... 13–25
13.7.1
Environmental Monitoring Framework ...................... 13–25
13.7.1.1
Loadable Kernel Module ................................... 13–25
13.7.1.1.1
Specifying Loadable Kernel Attributes ............. 13–26
13.7.1.1.2
Obtaining Platform Specific Functions ............. 13–26
13.7.1.1.3
Server System MIB Subagent ........................ 13–27
13.7.1.2
Monitoring Environmental Thresholds .................. 13–28
13.7.1.2.1
Environmental Monitoring Daemon ................ 13–28
13.7.1.2.2
Customizing the envmond Daemon ................. 13–28
13.7.1.3
Customizing Environmental Monitoring Messages ... 13–29
A Device Mnemonics
B SCSI/CAM Utility Program
B.1 Introduction ............................................................
B–1
B.2 SCU Utility Conventions ............................................
B–1
B.3 General SCU Commands ............................................
B–3
B.4 Device and Bus Management Commands ........................ B–6
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