Automatic dump example

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On both z/VM® and LPAR, you can use the dumpconf service to set up automatic dumping. In this example, a dump is automatically triggered when a kernel panic occurs.

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To set up dumping using dumpconf, edit the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/dumpconf.

Example

Example configuration for an FCP dump device (SCSI disk), where the disk has device bus ID 0.0.4711, the WWPN is 0x4712076300ce93a7, and the LUN is 0x4712000000000000:

ON_PANIC=dump
DUMP_TYPE=fcp
DEVICE=0.0.4711
WWPN=0x4712076300ce93a7
LUN=0x4712000000000000
BOOTPROG=0
BR_LBA=0