Library /sys$common/syshlp/SDA.HLB  —  SHOW  CRASH
    Provides system information identifying a running system, or
    displays information about the state of the system at the time of
    a system failure.

    Format

      SHOW CRASH  [/ALL | /CPU=n]

1  –  Qualifiers

1.1    /ALL

    Displays exception data for all CPUs. By default, the registers
    (on Alpha) or exception frame contents (on Integrity servers) are
    omitted from the display for any CPUs with CPUEXIT or DBGCPUEXIT
    bugchecks.

1.2    /CPU

       /CPU=n

    Allows exception data to be displayed from CPUs other than the
    one considered as the crash CPU when more than one CPU crashes
    simultaneously.

2  –  Description

    In the case of a system failure, the output display would
    include:

    o  The time of the system failure

    o  The version of the operating system that was running

    o  The CPUs that were active and available in the system

    o  A summary of the BUGCHECK exception messages for all CPUs in
       the system

    o  CPU-specific information about each active CPU in the system,
       including:

       -  The reason for the BUGCHECK exception

       -  Additional exception-specific information

       -  The currently executing process

       -  The current IPL

       -  The contents of all the CPU registers

       -  Any spinlocks that the CPU owns
Close Help