Enhanced Support Facility 2.6 User's Guide

10.1 Feature Overview

This tool collects command execution result data and files about hardware and software configurations, environment settings, logs, and operational status. It then outputs all to a tape unit, etc. (approx. 200 types, and 2,000 files)

This tool only executes commands for copying and referencing files and uses the /var/tmp file system as a work area (default).

The collected data is only compressed, and its contents can be analyzed using the existing commands for each type of information.

If a system fault occurs, use this tool to collect system information when the execution of a command becomes possible, for example, when reboot was completed after system dump was collected. Over time, data so acquired to analyze faults may be erased.

It is recommended that you execute this tool as a superuser.

Note:

When the system reboots after it has crashed, Crash Dump Assistant invokes this tool and automatically saves a system data file named "fjsnap.X" into the same directory as the crash dump.
But if Savecore directory is defined as a directory other than the default directory (/var/crash/`uname -n`) on Solaris 2.6(TM) OS, Crash Dump Assistant does not save system data automatically.