Deleting a dump

Use this procedure to delete a dump when dump copies are no longer needed by your next level of support or your hardware service provider.

Using an HMC to delete a dump

Learn how to use an HMC to delete a dump.

Dumps are stored in the HMC's Manage Sirviceable Events tool and are automatically deleted when room is required for new dumps. Use this procedure when you want to manually delete a dump.

  1. In the navigation area, open Systems Management.
  2. Select the server and open it.
  3. Select Serviceability.
  4. Select Manage Dumps.
  5. Select Selected > Delete Dump.
  6. Select the dump to delete.
  7. Verify that HMC containing the dump is the HMC being used to delete the dump.
  8. Select Selected -> Delete Dump.

Using the AIX command line to delete a dump

Learn how to delete a dump using the AIX command line.

Platform dumps are saved in AIX under the following directory:

/var/adm/platform

Only delete the dump if directed to do so by your next level of support or service provider.

Note:
If the AIX partition becomes the service partition after it was installed, run the following command to create this directory: 
platform_dump -f jfs2
or 
platform_dump -f jfs
to create the /var/adm/ras/platform file system.

During an installation, this directory is created automatically if the AIX partition was marked as the service partition before it was installed.

Using the Linux command line to delete a dump

Learn how to delete a dump using the Linux command line.

Platform dumps are saved in AIX under the following directory: /var/log/dump/

Only delete the dump if directed to do so by your next level of support or service provider.

Using the i5/OS service tools to delete a dump

Learn how to delete a dump using the i5/OS service tools.

  1. On any command line, enter STRSST.
  2. Enter a valid service tools user ID and password.
  3. Select option 1 (Start a service tool).
  4. Select option 6 (Main storage dump manager).
  5. Select option 2 (Work with copies of main storage dumps).
  6. If you want to delete any dump copies, type 4 next to the dump copies, and press Enter twice.
  7. To exit SST, press F3 (Exit) three times, and then press Enter.