22.5. Linux system dump tools

Table 22-4 lists tools for deugging Linux system dumps.

Table 22-4. Linux system dump tools
Tool nameWhere availableDescription
SA dump toolshttp://www.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtmlTwo stand-alone dump tools are shipped with Linux on zSeries for generating system memory dumps:
  • DASD dump tool for dumps on DASD volumes

  • Tape dump tool for dumps on tape

lcrashhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/lkcdWhen your Linux for zSeries completely crashes or hangs, the last thing you can do is to take a system memory dump and afterward inspect the dump to identify the problem. To inspect the dump, you can use lcrash—the Linux crash dump analyzer. lcrash has a command-line interface with simple command-line ...

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