Using AIX commands to delete a dump

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Dumps are saved in an AIX® directory where you can use AIX commands to delete a dump.

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Platform dumps are saved in AIX under the following directory: 
/var/adm/platform
Delete the dump only if directed to do so by your next level of support or service provider.
Note: If the AIX logical partition becomes the service partition after it was installed, run the following command to create this directory: 
platform_dump -f jfs2
or 
platform_dump -f jfs
to create the /var/adm/ras/platform file system.

During an installation, this directory is created automatically if the AIX logical partition was marked as the service partition before it was installed.