RAS tools available for Ubuntu

Use this information to learn about the basic RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability) tools that are available for Ubuntu.

You must install these RAS packages on the Ubuntu on Power system unlike other distributions that are installed by default. If you do not install these packages, some of the basic functions such as platform error log and memory dumps are not captured. The following RAS packages must be installed:

Though the RSCT packages are important for PowerVM, they are available on the POWER Performance Advisor (PPA), which requires extra effort. Enable PPA and install the PowerVM packages if you want to use Ubuntu on top of PowerVM. You can install the packages by using the apt-get command. For example, apt-get install ppc64-diag

Parent topic: Install service and productivity tools for Ubuntu