Viewing persistent storage
Learn how to display the contents of the registry.
You can gather additional debug information from a failing system by viewing the contents of the registry. The term registry key can refer to either the key part of a registry entry or the entire registry entry, depending on the context. The registry key hierarchy and the contents of any key can be viewed in both ASCII and hexadecimal formats.
Each registry entry is identified by a two-part key. The first part is the component name, and the second part is the name of the key. For example, the TerminalSize key of the esw_menu component is identified as menu/TerminalSize. Each registry key also has a value, which is up to 255 bytes of binary data.
To view persistent storage, your authority level must be authorized service provider.
To view the component names of the contents of the registry, do the following steps:
- On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
- In the navigation area, expand System Information and select Persistent Storage.
- Click the component names to view a list of registry entries.
- Click the desired registry entry to view the contents of a registry entry.
