Dumps contents of Network Terminal Accelerator (NTX) adapter memory to a host file. This command only applies to AIX® 4.2.1 or later.
The hps_dump command uses the loader interface to upload all of the memory from the adapter board into a file. This produces a snapshot of a system for later analysis and debugging. The first 1024 bytes of the file contains the following:
Item | Description |
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80 | Identification string, includes version. |
80 | Time and date of dump from host system. |
80 | Comments. |
268 | Log table from the host adapter. |
32 | System address table. |
8 | Starting and ending address range of dump. |
476 | Padding to 1024 bytes total. |
Item | Description |
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-f Name | Specifies the name of the dump. Use this option to override the default filename ./hpscore. |
-d Device | Specifies the raw device file name of the adapter. Use this option to override the default device name /dev/rhp0. |
This command returns the following exit values:
Item | Description |
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0 | Successful completion. |
>0 | An error occurred. |
Access Control: You must have root authority to run this command.
Auditing Events: N/A
hps_dump
hps_dump -f hpsdebug
hps_dump -f hpsdebug -d /dev/rhp1
Item | Description |
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/usr/bin/hps_dump | Contains the hps_dump command. |
/dev/rhp0 | Default NTX raw device file name. |