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296 Logical Partitions on System i5
Figure 10-17 Service processor dump
Setting
Enable or disable the service processor dump function. The default value is enabled. A
service processor dump captures error data after a service processor failure, or upon user
request. User request for service processor dump is not available when this policy is set to
disabled
Save settings
Click this button to save the setting for service processor dump.
Save settings and initiate dump
This button is visible only when a service processor (SP) dump is allowed; that is, when SP
dumps are enabled and the previous SP dump data has been retrieved. Click this button to
initiate an SP dump. Unsaved changes to the enable/disable setting are ignored.
Partition Dump
This feature is available only on non-HMC managed systems, and after the system server
firmware is in running state.
Use this procedure only under the direction of your hardware service provider. By initiating a
partition dump, you can preserve error data that can be used to diagnose server firmware or
operating system problems. The state of the operating system is saved on the hard disk and
the partition restarts. This function can be used when the operating system is in an abnormal
wait state, or endless loop, and the retry partition dump function is not available. The retry
partition dump feature is present only on iSeries systems. See Figure 10-18.
Figure 10-18 Partition Dump feature
To perform this operation, your authority level must be one of the following possibilities:
򐂰 Administrator
򐂰 Authorized service provider
Attention: You may experience data loss when using this operation. This feature is only
available on non-HMC managed systems that have the system server firmware in the
Running state.