> Jack, > > We'd like to get a crash dump from this system to > determine the root > cause of the system hang. You can get a crash dump > from a live system > like this: > > # savecore -L > dumping to /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/dump, offset 65536, > content: kernel > 0:18 100% done > 0% done: 49953 pages dumped, dump succeeded > savecore: System dump time: Wed Dec 16 10:37:51 2009 > > savecore: Saving compressed system crash dump in > /var/crash/v120-brm-08/vmdump.0 > savecore: Decompress the crash dump with > 'savecore -vf /var/crash/v120-brm-08/vmdump.0' > > It won't impact the running system. > > Then, upload the crash dump file by following these > instructions: > > http://wikis.sun.com/display/supportfiles/Sun+Support+ > Files+-+Help+and+Users+Guide > > Let us know when you get it uploaded. > > Thanks, > > Cindy > > > On 12/15/09 00:25, Jack Kielsmeier wrote: > >> On Dec 15, 2009, at 5:50, Jack Kielsmeier > >> <jac...@netins.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> I've decided now to only post when: > >>> > >>> 1) I have my zfs pool back > >>> or > >>> 2) I give up > >>> > >>> I should note that there are periods of time > where > >> I can ping my > >>> server (rarely), but most of the time not. I have > >> not been able to > >>> ssh into it, and the console is hung (minus the > >> little blinking > >>> cursor). > >>> > >>> I'm going to let this "run" until the end of the > >> week. If I don't > >>> have my zpool back by then, I'm guessing I never > >> will. > >> > >> Don't give up! Let's wait a bit longer and if it > >> doesn't work we'll > >> see what can be done. > >> > >> Regards > >> Victor > >> > >>> -- > >>> This message posted from opensolaris.org > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> zfs-discuss mailing list > >>> zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > >>> > >> > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discu > >> ss > >> _______________________________________________ > >> zfs-discuss mailing list > >> zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > >> > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discu > >> ss > > > > Ah, thanks. As long as there is stuff to try, I > won't give up. I miss being able to use my server, > but I'll live :) > > > > I should note, that I can live with losing the data > that I had on my pool. While I would prefer > recovering it, I can stand to lose it. > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discu > ss
I'd be glad to do this, but I have a question. If the dump needs to happen while the system is hanging, how can I run the dump? :) I cannot ssh in, and my console is completely unresponsive. Would running the dump help at all when my system is not hung? If so I can hard reboot the server and run said command. I could also run the dump when I first start the zpool import. My system does not hang until stuff is being written to the pool. It takes several hours for this to happen (last time it was something like 14 hours of reading, and then mass writes started to happen when looking at iostat, and the freeze always happens exactly when writes to the disk get very busy). When iostat is refreshing every 5 seconds, I only get one output that shows writes before it freezes. Thanks -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
