Installation and Initial Configuration Guide

Disabling Dumping

Question

How do I disable dumping of memory contents on the IBM 2212?

Answer

You can set the IBM 2212 to dump the contents of memory to the hard drive if the IBM 2212 contains one, or a network server attached to the same LAN as the IBM 2212 in the unlikely event of a complete system failure. If dumping is enabled, using this selection will cause the IBM 2212 not to dump at the next system failure. The following sections describe the various methods for disabling dumping on the IBM 2212.

Disable Dumping from OPCON

To disable dumping:

1. Type talk 6 or t 6 at the OPCON (*) prompt and press Enter to reach the Config> prompt. If the Config> prompt does not appear, press Enter again.

2. Type disable dump-memory or dis dump at the Config> prompt and press Enter.

3. You will be prompted by the following message to confirm:

      Disable system memory dumping? [no]: yes
   

Disable Dumping from SVC> Prompt

You can also disable dumping from the SVC> prompt.

1. Access the Service Recovery Interface as described on page Accessing the Service Recovery Prompt (SVC>).

2. At the SVC> prompt, type dump and press Enter.

3. You will be prompted for the rest of the information as shown in the following example.

    Dump is currently enabled.
    Do you want to disable dump (Y/N)?  Y