Initiating the performance dump

Learn how to initiate the performance dump of the system. You can use the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) to initiate a performance dump of the system.

About this task

A performance dump of the system is a collection of data from a service processor after a failure of the system, an external reset of the system, or a manual request. You can initiate the performance dump of the system to collect and store the hardware performance data in the format of a hardware unit dump. The information is stored in a new dump file when the performance dump of the system is initiated. The performance dump of the system can be initiated during the system power-on (service processor runtime) state only.

To perform this operation, you must have one of the following authority levels:
  • Administrator
  • Authorized service provider

To initiate a performance dump of the system, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
  2. In the navigation area, expand System Service Aids > Performance Dump.
  3. Click Initiate dump to initiate the performance dump of the system.