Examine System Dumps

Use the ansible_changed_files and nims_log plugins for xtdumpsys to include additional configuration information in dump output.

The xtdumpsys command collects and analyzes information from a Cray XC system that is failing or has failed, has crashed, or is hung. The dump file includes:
  • Event log data, active heartbeat probing, voltages, temperatures, health faults, in-memory console buffers, and high-speed interconnection network errors.
  • Config sets from the SMW.
  • Ansible logs from nodes.
  • Ansible changed files log from nodes can be collected.
  • NIMS logs from SMW can be collected.
Include the files that Ansible changed by using the ansible_changed_files xtdumpsys plugin.
xtdumpsys --plugins-include=ansible_changed_files --reason="add changed files" -add c0-0c0s3n2
Include the NIMS logs from the SMW by using the nims_logs xtdumpsys plugin. The NIMS logs are written to the nims directory in the dump.
xtdumpsys --plugins-include=nims_logs --reason="include NIMS logs"