Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Administering a System: Booting and Shutdown
Abnormal System Shutdowns
Chapter 5550
[ A Key is Pressed ]
*** Proceeding with compressed dump.
*** The dump will be a SELECTIVE dump: 1240 of 16352 megabytes.
*** To change this dump type, press any key within 10 seconds.
[ A Key is Pressed ]
*** Select one of the following dump types, by pressing the corresponding key:
S) The dump will be a SELECTIVE dump: 1240 of 16352 megabytes.
P) The dump will be a PARTIAL dump: 6138 of 16352 megabytes.
F) The dump will be a FULL dump of 16352 megabytes.
*** Enter your selection now.
[ A Key is Pressed ]
*** Proceeding with selective dump.
*** The dump may be aborted at any time by pressing ESC.
If the reason for the system crash is known, and a dump is not needed,
the operator can override any dump device definitions by entering N (for
no dump) at the system console within the 10-second override period.
If disk space is limited, but the operator feels that a dump is important,
the operator can enter S (for selective dump) regardless of the currently
defined dump level.
The Dump
After the operator is given a chance to override the current dump level,
or the 10-second override period expires, HP-UX writes the physical
memory contents to the dump devices until one of the following
conditions is true:
• The entire contents of memory are dumped (if a full dump was
configured or requested by the operator)
• The entire contents of selected memory pages are dumped (if a
selective dump was configured or requested by the operator)
• Configured dump device space is exhausted
Depending on the amount of memory being dumped, this process can
take from a few seconds to hours.
NOTE While the dump is in occurring, status messages on the system console
indicates the dump’s progress.