HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 3.2.1

mapfile
The mapfile corresponding to the kernel the system was originally booted from
(before kernel dump) is System.map.
namelist The uncompressed kernel image compiled with -g option is vmlinux.dbg.
dumpfile The name of uncompressed kernel core dump obtained by the netdump utility is
vmcore.
Usually, the command line is as follows:
# crash System.map vmlinux.dbg vmcore
See crash(8) for more information.
7.10.6 Using the Crash Utility to Analyze a Live System
You must log in as superuser (root) to analyze a system while it is running.
Use the following command to start the crash utility:
# crash vmlinux.dbg
NOTE: In this example, the vmlinux.dbg file is the uncompressed kernel image (that is, a
vmlinux file) that has been compiled with the -g option. The vmlinux.dbg file is the same
version as the live system kernel.
See crash(8) for more information.
106 Monitoring the System