Using the zgetdump tool to copy the dump

Use the zgetdump tool to copy the dump file from the tape to a file system.

Before you begin

The tape must be in the correct position (see Preparing the dump tape).

About this task

By default, the zgetdump tool takes the dump device as input and writes its contents to standard output. To write the dump to a file system, you must redirect the output to a file.

The example assumes that the dump is on tape device /dev/ntibm0.

Procedure

Copy the dump from tape to a file named dump.elf in the file system:

# zgetdump /dev/ntibm0 > dump.elf

For general information on zgetdump, see zgetdump - Copy and convert kernel dumps or the man page.