From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sat Apr 15 02:02:07 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DD0BD3E0FC; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:02:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org (thebighonker.lerctr.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f0f:3ad:223:7dff:fe9e:6e8a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "thebighonker.lerctr.org", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B1453AB0; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:02:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lerctr.org; s=lerami; h=Content-transfer-encoding:Content-type:Mime-version:In-Reply-To: References:Message-ID:CC:To:From:Subject:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe: List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=yY/+NQmGvceB/o+TcZiQAnA9wHZtoFo5rJaLwKZ2acA=; b=Sp81T0cEwxfC3E7kM5bLo4S+eG CzAWT4Oc7N2u2QbtRKbL8/D1I2L40zjA4vSKpCx0twmAliV+u+HJvoAE4mVF7up/iSX6TCJfNrbRy 16P5uuHLnRwmYkclO++bWjeJyrRrj5gGfL08HmmjkhOGkEbHsFr1YsZAYLHmO0hM8UQo=; Received: from [47.220.164.50] (port=12168 helo=[192.168.200.198]) by thebighonker.lerctr.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1czD2L-0002Dn-UZ; Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:02:06 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/f.21.0.170409 Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:02:05 -0500 Subject: Re: svn commit: r316938 - head/sbin/savecore From: Larry Rosenman To: CC: "src-committers@freebsd.org" , "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" , "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" , Ngie Cooper Message-ID: <263DC438-1846-47D8-BB10-AC2E46FD4D56@lerctr.org> Thread-Topic: svn commit: r316938 - head/sbin/savecore References: <201704150135.v3F1ZD2S009211@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:02:07 -0000 It looked like the netdump code might need some stuff for current =E2=80=93CURREN= T.=20 --=20 Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 214-642-9640 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 17716 Limpia Crk, Round Rock, TX 78664-7281 =20 =20 On 4/14/17, 9:00 PM, "Conrad Meyer" wrote: Larry, =20 You just need to run netdumpd on the nearby server. It could be a port (although I'm not aware that it is ported yet). =20 Best, Conrad =20 On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Larry Rosenman wrote: > On 4/14/17, 8:35 PM, "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote: > >> Yeah, I have the following: > > borg.lerctr.org /home/ler $ swapctl -l > > Device: 1024-blocks Used: > > /dev/mfid0p3 8388608 0 > > /dev/mfid1p3 8388608 0 > > /dev/mfid2p3 8388608 0 > > /dev/mfid3p3 8388608 0 > > /dev/mfid4p3 8388608 0 > > /dev/mfid5p3 8388608 0 > > borg.lerctr.org /home/ler $ sysctl hw.physmem > > hw.physmem: 137368682496 > > borg.lerctr.org /home/ler $ > > > > SO 6 8G partitions (48G), but the dump is larger than 8G. > > Larry, > This is a very good concern and point given todays more > common huge memory foot prints and lots of spindles. I'll > keep this in they back of my mind as I tromp around in the > dump code. I have another solution that may work for you > and that is to use Netdump rather than swapdump. This > basically eliminates the trip to swap space and you end > up going to savecore style output on the netdump server. > > -- > Rod Grimes rgrime= s@freebsd.org > > What does it take for NetDump to work to a FreeNAS (9.10 nightly) ser= ver since that=E2=80=99s what is =E2=80=9Cnext to=E2=80=9D this server? > > > =20