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000-221 · Question #202

Which of the following commands will display the current dump device settings?

The correct answer is D. sysdumpdev-l. The sysdumpdev command is the AIX utility for managing dump device configuration, and the -l flag lists the current primary and secondary dump device assignments.

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Question

Which of the following commands will display the current dump device settings?

Options

  • Alscfg-d
  • Blsdump -d
  • Csysdump -v
  • Dsysdumpdev-l

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    13% (5)
  • D
    76% (29)

Why each option

The sysdumpdev command is the AIX utility for managing dump device configuration, and the -l flag lists the current primary and secondary dump device assignments.

Alscfg-d

lscfg -d queries the Object Data Manager for hardware device attributes and does not interact with or display system dump device configuration.

Blsdump -d

lsdump is not a standard AIX command - there is no lsdump utility in the AIX command set for displaying dump device settings.

Csysdump -v

sysdump is not a valid AIX command name; the correct utility for dump device management is sysdumpdev, which accepts flags such as -l to list current settings.

Dsysdumpdev-lCorrect

The sysdumpdev -l command displays current dump device settings including the primary dump device, secondary dump device, pre-allocated dump space, and full memory dump option, making it the correct command to view dump configuration on AIX.

Concept tested: AIX sysdumpdev command for dump device configuration

Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=s-sysdumpdev-command

Topics

#sysdumpdev#dump device#system dump#AIX commands

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