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rm -rf *

4. Extract the tarball to the images directory and time it by running the following

command:

time tar -zxvf /Backup_Dir/vmidata.tar.gz

5. Check the disk usage by running the following command:

dfStart the virtual machine by running the following command:

virsh start sdmc-pele

9.4 Problem determination

This section describes the various logs available for problem determination, how

to view the logs, how to configure them, and how to capture them for transmitting

them to IBM.

9.4.1 Available logs

SDMC has most of the same log files that were available on the HMC. The

locations of the log files in SDMC are the same as on the HMC. Apart from these

logs, SDMC has additional log files for IBM Systems Director.

Existing log files

Table 9-4 provides a quick snapshot of the log files available in SDMC. These log

files existed on the HMC as well.

Table 9-4 Log files

Log file Description

/var/hsc/log/cimserver.log This log file contains information related to

command-line operations and core implementation

logic.

/var/hsc/log/aca.log This log file contains information related to security

and user management.

/var/hsc/log/gui_server.log This log files contains information related to SDMC

operations using the graphical user interface.

/var/hsc/log/hdwr_svr.log This log file contains information related to

SDMC-managed system communication. This

information includes the FSP commands and their

responses.