NAME¶
opal-dump-parse - Parse OPAL System dump
SYNOPSIS¶
opal-dump-parse [ -l | -h | -s id | -o
file ] <SYSDUMP>
DESCRIPTION¶
On Power Systems service processor (FSP) generates System dump (SYSDUMP) during
system crash. On PowerKVM machine SYSDUMP contains OPAL logs. This tool helps
to extract OPAL log from System dump.
OPTIONS¶
- -l
- List all the sections
- -s id
- Capture log with specific section id
- -o file
- Output file to capture the log with specified section id
- -h
- Display help message
EXAMPLES¶
1. Capture Skiboot log
# opal-dump-parse SYSDUMP.10665FT.00000003.20140513071107
By default the log is captured to Skiboot-log.<serial no>.<dump ID>.<time stamp>
2. List the sections of SYSDUMP
# opal-dump-parse -l SYSDUMP.10665FT.00000003.20140513071107
3. Capture the log with particular section id
# opal-dump-parse -s 1 SYSDUMP.10665FT.00000003.20140513071107
By default the log is captured to Opal-log.<serial no>.<dump ID>.<time stamp>
NOTE:
printk section (kernel log buffer) has raw printk buffer which can be analysed
by using strings command.
Usage:
strings <printk log file>
4. Capture the log to a particular file
# opal-dump-parse -o temp SYSDUMP.10665FT.00000003.20140513071107
Captures OPAL log to file "temp"
