Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello,

Does anyone know, how to analyze system dump? Do I need a specific software for it? plz help thanks

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

> Does anyone know, how to analyze system dump?
> Do I need a specific software for it?

I apologize if I misunderstood your question.

By a system dump, I assume you mean a "core" dump file
(stack trace and memory image) from a system process
that aborted.

If so, you need a debugger, such as dbx or gdb, to
interpret the stack trace and memory image.
The debugger is language specific (C, C++, ...).
In practice, you will also need an IDE (e.g. emacs),
to manage the complexities involved with interpretted
segments amid a sea of as-yet-uninterpretted noise.

Hopefully helpful,

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Thanks. Yes, I meant core dump. So this is not an easy thing to do. Are any of these software free?

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

> Thanks. Yes, I meant core dump. So this is not an
> easy thing to do.

It's no harder than changing a car tire.

With years practice compiling and debugging programs,
extracting the stack trace and memory image become
second nature, just another basic tool in the debugger's
toolbox.

> Are any of these software free?

gdb and emacs are open source.
I think dbx is Sun proprietary.
I don't have the URL handy and so cannot immediately
check, but I believe gdb and emacs are downloadable
as rpms from the IBM AIX toolbox.

I believe dbx and toolbox access is bundled with
some IBM products, so you may already have them.

Hopefully helpful,

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

dbx is part of the the bos.adt.debug fileset.