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Fabric OS Command Reference

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pdShow

Displays data from a panic dump file.

Synopsis

pdshow [panic_dump_file]

Description

Use this command to display data from a panic dump file. The panic dump file contains information
that might be useful to determine the cause of the system panic.

When executed without any arguments, this command displays output from the latest panic dump
file available on the switch.

If a panic dump file is specified as an argument, the contents of that specific file are displayed.

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.

Operands

This command has the following optional operand:

panic_dump_file

Specify the full path name of a panic dump file.

Examples

To examine a panic dump file by the name panic_dump located under the directory /tmp:

switch:admin>

pdshow /tmp/panic_dump

*** CAUTION ***

* Host PLATFORM (current) is: 'Unknown'

* PLATFORM got from pd file is: 'SW12000'

* Some results shown may be incorrect and/or missing

* It is best if this command is run on same PLATFORM as that of pdfile

**************

_______________________********________________________

* File :/core_files/panic/core.pd1038932352 *

* SECTION:PD_MISC *

-----------------------********------------------------

WatchDogRegister=0x0

Section=Startup time: Tue Dec 3 16:06:11 UTC 2002

Kernel= 2.4.19

Fabric OS= v4.1.0_j_dist_1103

Made on= Tue Dec 3 19:07:13 2002

Flash= Tue Dec 3 13:19:06 2002

BootProm= 3.2.0

Section=HA show Output

(output truncated)