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.TH DUMPCONF 8 "Sept 2011" "s390-tools"

.SH NAME
dumpconf \- Configure panic and PSW restart actions for Linux on System z

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdumpconf\fR [start|stop|status]
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\fBdumpconf\fR [-h|-v]

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBdumpconf\fR reads the /etc/sysconfig/dumpconf file
and establishes the action to be taken if a kernel panic occurs
or PSW restart is triggered.

The following keywords can be used in the dumpconf file:

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\fB  - ON_PANIC:\fR
Shutdown action in case of a kernel panic or a PSW restart. Possible values
are 'dump', 'reipl', 'dump_reipl', 'stop' and 'vmcmd':
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dump: Trigger dump according to the configuration in /etc/sysconfig/dumpconf.
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reipl: Trigger re-IPL according to the configuration under /sys/firmware/reipl.
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dump_reipl: First trigger dump according to the configuration in
/etc/sysconfig/dumpconf, then trigger re-IPL according to the configuration
under /sys/firmware/reipl.
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stop: Stop Linux and enter disabled wait (default).
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vmcmd: Trigger CP command according to the 'VMCMD_X' configuration in
/etc/sysconfig/dumpconf.

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\fB  - DUMP_TYPE:\fR
Type of dump device. Possible values are 'ccw', 'fcp' and 'nvme'.

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\fB  - DEVICE:\fR
Device number of dump device.

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\fB  - WWPN\fR
WWPN for SCSI dump device.

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\fB  - LUN\fR
LUN for SCSI dump device.

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\fB  - FID\fR
Function ID for NVMe dump device.

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\fB  - NSID\fR
Namespace ID for NVMe dump device.

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\fB  - BOOTPROG:\fR
Boot program selector.

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\fB  - BR_LBA:\fR
Boot record logical block address.

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\fB  - VMCMD_1, VMCMD_2 ... VMCMD_8:\fR
Up to eight CP commands, which are executed in case of a kernel panic
or PSW restart.

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\fB - DELAY_MINUTES:\fR
Number of minutes the activation of dumpconf is to be delayed. If this keyword
is omitted, the default is zero, which means that
dumpconf activates immediately during system startup.
Specify a non-zero delay time only if you specified
shutdown action "reipl" or "dump_reipl".
These actions might cause a reboot loop
if the Linux kernel crashes persistently during (or shortly after) each reboot.

A non-zero delay time causes dumpconf to sleep in the background until the
delay time has expired. In this case messages are written to /var/log/messages.
By default (DELAY_MINUTES is omitted or zero) dumpconf runs in the foreground
and informational messages are written to sysout, while
error messages are written to syserr.

Example: If you specified DELAY_MINUTES=10 and
your Linux system crashes within 10 minutes after the reboot,
then dumpconf is not yet active and the default action (stop) is triggered.

.SH COMMANDS
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\fBstart\fR
Enable configuration defined in /etc/sysconfig/dumpconf.

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\fBstop\fR
Disable dump configuration.

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\fBstatus\fR
Show current configuration.

.SH OPTIONS
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\fB-h\fR or \fB--help\fR
Print usage information, then exit.

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\fB-v\fR or \fB--version\fR
Print version information, then exit.

.SH PSW Restart
PSW Restart can be triggered by the operator under z/VM with the CP
command "#cp system restart" and under LPAR on the HMC with
"Recovery/PSW Restart".

.SH EXAMPLES:
The following are examples of the /etc/sysconfig/dumpconf file:
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#
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# Example configuration for a CCW dump device (DASD)
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#
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ON_PANIC=dump_reipl
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DUMP_TYPE=ccw
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DEVICE=0.0.1234
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DELAY_MINUTES=5
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#
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# Example configuration for an FCP dump device (SCSI Disk)
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#
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ON_PANIC=dump
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DUMP_TYPE=fcp
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DEVICE=0.0.2345
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WWPN=0x5005076303004712
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LUN=0x4713000000000000
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BOOTPROG=0
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BR_LBA=0
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#
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# Example configuration for an NVMe dump device (NVMe Disk)
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#
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ON_PANIC=dump
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DUMP_TYPE=nvme
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FID=0x0300
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NSID=0x0001
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BOOTPROG=0
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BR_LBA=0
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#
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# Example configuration for CP commands
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#
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ON_PANIC=vmcmd
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VMCMD_1="MESSAGE * Starting VMDUMP"
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VMCMD_2="VMDUMP"
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VMCMD_3="IPL 3456"

#
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# Example config for re-IPL
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#
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ON_PANIC=reipl
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DELAY_MINUTES=5

.SH SEE ALSO
Linux on System z: Using the Dump Tools