Using the crash(ADM) diagnostic tool

Using the crash(ADM) diagnostic tool

Running the crash command

Defining the default dump device

Examples of using crash

Examining processes
    Examining the process table
    Examining the u-area of a process
    Finding out which files a process has open
    Determining the size of a process
        Finding regions shared by processes
        Finding the largest processes on a system

Examining kernel text

Studying a system panic
    panic command
    Examining a kernel stack trace
    Determining the kernel component that failed
    Using strings(C) to find kernel component
    Using nm(CP) to find kernel component
    Additional help from SCO OpenServer Technical Support

Examining tty and cblock structures

Examining the values of kernel tunable parameters

Monitoring memory allocation

Examining use of STREAMS resources

Translating virtual addresses to physical addresses