Nokia IPSO 4.0 manual Remote Core Dump Server on Flash-Based Systems

click the Management Activity Log link in the System Logs section. For more information, see “Monitoring System Logs.”

Remote Core Dump Server on Flash-Based Systems

Application core files are stored in memory in the directory /var/tmp/. When the file system is 95% filled, flash-based (diskless) systems delete older core files to make room for newer ones. You can configure flash-based systems to transfer the core files to a remote server so that older files are retained.

After application core files are transferred to a remote server, they are deleted from memory. The core files are transferred on a predetermined schedule that is not configurable by users.

Note

This feature does not apply to Nokia IPSO kernel core files. To transfer these files to a remote system, you must use the command

savecore -rftp://user:passwd@host-ip-address/directory/Flash-based systems store kernel core files on the internal compact flash memory card and can store a maximum of two at a time. If necessary, older core files are deleted to make room for newer files. If a kernel core file is created, this is indicated in the log file the next time the system boots.

To configure your flash-based system to transfer application core files to a remote server, use the following procedure. You must also configure the remote system (FTP or TFTP server) appropriately.

To configure a flash-based system to transfer application core files to a remote server

1.Click Remote Core Dump Server under Configuration > System Configuration in the tree view.

2.Enter the IP address of the remote server to which the application core files will be transferred.

3.Select whether to use FTP or TFTP for the transfer protocol.

Caution

The TFTP option does not work with TFTP servers running on many Unix-based operating systems. Nokia recommends that you use FTP unless you are sure that your TFTP server accepts writes to files that do not already exist on the server.

If you choose FTP, make sure that your server accepts anonymous FTP logins. You cannot use non-anonymous FTP logins to transfer application core files.

4.Indicate where the core files should be stored on the remote server by entering the appropriate path and directory.

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