It's no longer necessary to dedicate one or more drives as dump volumes;
however, I think it is prudent to keep these as part or all of a non-system
volume set.

Lee Gunter          [log in to unmask]




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Subject:  Re[2]: Auto reboot? (without mem dump?)




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> In addition to tips regarding just a START [NO]RECOVERY in the
> AUTOBOOT file, you might probably also want to consider setting
> up AutoRestart/iX to perform just a MiniDump i.e. basically a
> stack trace of the last process on the CPU. It is written into
> a (small) disc file and might be helpful to get a better idea
> of the system abort.
>
> Don't recall the MiniDump details by heart, but I think it was
> introduced with 5.5 and is documented somewhere in the respective
> Communicator. I think it can even be configured to select the
> dump type (none/mini/full) based on the SA number(s).
There seems to be a complete manual on Autorestart/iX on the Laserrom,
but it also seems to be a requirement that you *dedicate* a disc drive
just to DUMPs (though yes, it does give you the option of full dumps or
"mini" dumps).
BTW; I did just test the autostart functionality as detailed by Stan and
Gilles (thanks!) and it works like a charm.
               -Chris Bartram