Generating System Dumps
A system dump contains a copy of the kernel data on the system. System dump files can help you diagnose problems in the system.
To view system dump files
1. Choose Reports > Dumps: System Dumps to display the System Dumps page.
2. Under Generate System Dump, select the type of information to include in the report:
• Include Statistics - Select to collect and include CPU, memory, and other statistics in the system dump. This option is enabled by default. These statistics are useful while analyzing traffic patterns to correlate to an issue. The system adds the statistics to a file in the system dump called stats.tgz.
• Include All Logs - Removes the 50 MB limit for compressed log files to include all logs in the system dump.
3. Click Generate System Dump.
When the system dump is complete, it appears in the list of links to download.
To view a previously saved system dump
• Click the filename in the System Dump column to open a file or save the file to disk.
To download a system dump file to Riverbed support
1. Choose Reports > Dumps: System Dumps to display the System Dumps page.
2. Click Download to receive a copy of the previously saved system dump.
3. Select the filename to open a file or save the file to disk.
4. To remove a log, check the box next to the name and click Remove Selected.
To print the report, choose File > Print in your web browser to open the Print dialog box.