Pathway/XM System Management Manual

PXMCOM Commands
Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/XM System Management Manual—426761-001
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CONTROL PATHMON
CONTROL PATHMON
This command changes the DUMP attribute of the PATHMON process while it is
running.
DUMP { ON | OFF }
specifies whether the PATHMON process writes the data stack information to a file
if it encounters an internal error.
ON
directs the PATHMON process to write the information in its data stack and the
contents of its configuration file to a dump file and then to set this option to
OFF. The information is written to an internally-named file that resides on the
same volume and subvolume as the configuration file for that PATHMON
process.
ON is the recommended setting. (The only reason not to set this attribute to ON
is the disk space required if a large number of dumps occur.)
OFF
directs the PATHMON process not to write data stack to a file when it
encounters an internal error.
Considerations
•
Changes made by the CONTROL PATHMON command are recorded in the
appropriate PATHMON configuration files (PATHCTL). The changed values are
preserved during warm starts; initial attribute values specified for the configuration
are reinstated at the next cold or cool start.
•
It is recommended that DUMP be set to ON for production systems. Having a
DUMP file available greatly enhances your ability to solve system problems, and is
a likely requirement when requesting help from your Compaq representative.
Example
The following command changes the PATHMON DUMP option to ON:
CONTROL PATHMON DUMP ON
CONTROL PATHMON DUMP { ON | OFF }