Getting Console Log in AIX and HPUX

AIX:

# alog -L : Command to get the log types on the server.

# alog -o -t boot : Command to get the boot log.

# alog -o -t console : Command to get  the console log.

HPUX:

# dmesg

# cat /etc/rc.log

HPUX HBA Firmware Upgradation

HBA which stands for Host Burst Adapter to facilitate SAN connection.

In HPUX, HBA firmware can be upgraded in 2 ways (both the method require server reboot).

1) Performing Upgradation from the EFI shell.

2) Performing from the OS level.

AIX Savecore

The default location for AIX crash dump is at /var/adm/ras with the name "vmcore.#.bz"

# represents the sequence number of the crash dump.

# sysdumpstart -p : Command to initiate a system dump and dump the crash in the primary dump device.

But the user initiated dump will not be stored in /var/adm/ras directory. To do so, We need execute the # savecore -d.

# savecore -d : Command copies the latest dump to the /var/adm/ras directory.

# sysdumpdev -t : Command to get the latest dump device name and its size.