Performing dumps

Learn more about the types of dumps that can be performed and how to manage them, including copying, reporting, and deleting them.

About this task

Dumps can occur automatically after a failure or external reset, or after a manual request. The dump information provides valuable information about system status and should be reported to your next level of support or your hardware service provider.
  • Platform system dump: A platform system dump is a collection of data from server hardware and firmware, either after a system failure or a manual request.
  • Service processor dump: A service processor dump is a collection of data from a service processor either after a failure, external reset, or manual request.
In addition, other dumps, which are generated automatically, are:
  • Platform event log entry dumps (which are generated by server firmware when a platform event log entry is truncated)
  • Resource dumps
  • SMP dumps