snapcopy(8)snapcopy(8)Namesnapcopy - copy VAX 8600/8650 snapshot files
Syntax
/etc/snapcopy [-d] directory
Description
When the system crashes on a VAX 8600 or VAX 8650 system, the console
subsystem creates snapshot files containing binary information regard‐
ing the state of the hardware at the time of the crash. Snapshot files
are typically used by hardware maintenance personnel to analyze and
repair the cause of the system crash.
The command copies any valid snapshot files (called and from the con‐
sole RL02 disk into the directory specified. The files are renamed to
show the time of the copy:
hr:min:sec-snap1.dat
hr:min:sec-snap2.dat
You should delete the comment character for the command in the file
only for VAX 8600 and VAX 8650 systems.
The directory is the name of the directory to which the snapshot files
are to be copied.
Options-d Invalidates the files on the console RL02 disk, meaning that they
can be rewritten by the console subsystem in the event of another
system crash.
Diagnostics
snapcopy: not a directory
snapcopy: no write permission for directory
snapcopy: could not chdir to directory
The directory must exist and be writable.
Files
Special file by which
communicates with the system console terminal
Special file by which
communicates with the console RL02 disk
File that contains site-specific commands to be executed when
the ULTRIX system is brought to multi-user mode
VAX snapcopy(8)