AIX System Dump Commands

To list the current dump destination:

#sysdumpdev -l

List the details of the previous dump:

#sysdumpdev -L

Starts dump in the primary dump device:

#sysdumpstart -p

Starts dump in the secondary dump device:

#sysdumpstart -s

To make lv69 as primary dump device:

#sysdumpdev -p /dev/lv69

To make lv69 as primary dump device permanently:

#sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/lv69

To make rmt69 as secondary dump device:

#sysdumpdev -s /dev/rmt69

To determine a new system dump occurred:

#sysdumpdev -z