Reporting a dump using an AIX command

You can report a dump using an AIX® command.

Report the dump only if you are directed to do so by your next level of support or service provider.

Platform dumps are saved in AIX in the following directory:

/var/adm/platform

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

platform_dump -f jfs

This command creates the /var/adm/ras/platform file system. This is done automatically during the installation if the AIX logical partition was marked as the service partition before it was installed.