IPRDUMP(8) System Manager's Manual IPRDUMP(8)
NAME
iprdump - IBM Power RAID adapter dump utility
SYNOPSIS
iprdump [-d directory]
iprdump --version --debug --use-polling --use-uevents
DESCRIPTION
iprdump is used to gather information in the event of an adapter fail-
ure. The dump data will by default be saved in the /var/log/ directory
with the prefix iprdump.# where # will be the dump ID of the file. The
ipr dump utility will make a log in the system error log when a dump is
taken. Iprdump should be started as a service daemon instead of run
directly. Nevertheless, it can also be started at any time and will
properly handle adapters being dynamically added and removed from the
system. When it is run directly it will stay running forever in order
to process any dump that might occur. You can start it with "iprdump
--daemon" to force it into the background.
OPTIONS
--version
Print the version number of iprdump
--debug
Enable additional error logging. Enabling this will result in
additional errors logging to /var/log/messages.
-d <directory>
Directory where dump data is to be stored. Default is
/var/log/.
--use-polling
Do not use netlink/uevent notification, but rather poll for
adapter and device configuration changes.
--use-uevents
Use netlink/uevent notification rather than polling for adapter
and device configuration changes. If not specified, polling will
be used until the first uevent notification appears, then
netlink will be used.
--daemon
Force the daemon to be run in the background
AUTHOR
Originally written by Michael Anderson <mjanders AT us.com>. Rewritten
for the 2.6 kernel by Brian King <brking AT us.com>.
February 2005 IPRDUMP(8)