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sys_check(8) System Manager's Manual sys_check(8) NAME sys_check - Collect system configuration information for support esca- lation SYNOPSIS /usr/sbin/sys_check [-escalate] [-debug] FLAGS Creates escalation files for use in problem reporting to Digital. The option creates the following three files: An archive file of the output from sys_check A compressed copy of the kernel file. A compressed copy of the kernel file. Note that TMPDIR/escalate_vmunix.xx.Z and TM- PDIR/escalate_vmcore.xx.Z will only be created if a crash dump exists. You can specify the pathname of the files using the TMPDIR environment variable, which is /var/tmp by default. DESCRIPTION The sys_check command writes to standard output the system configura- tion (software and hardware) of the running system in. The output produced by sys_check typically varies between 0.5MB and 3MB in size and it can take from 30 minutes to an hour to complete the check. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES The following environment variables affect the execution of sys_check: Provides a default location for temporary files, which is /var/tmp by default. (Not applicable for the -escalate flag.) Controls number of lines included from various log files. This value is 500 by default. Controls number of files in system directories, above which the direc- tory is considered big. This value is 15 by default. Controls the size of sys_check detecting a big file. This value is 3072KB by de- fault. Minimum free space needed in TMPDIR, which is 15MB by default. Location for sys_check to store recovery data, which is /var/recovery by default. The sys_check utility automatically cleans up data from previous runs. Typically, the volume of output per run is about 400KB. This is useful data in event of a catastrophic recovery of the system. Location for sys_check to look for text files to include in sys_check output, which is /var/adhoc by default. EXAMPLES To collect system configuration information for problem escalation to the support organization, use the following command: ./sys_check -escalate NOTES The sys_check utility does not change system files. While sys_check gathers firmware and revision information of hardware devices, it does note validate this data. FILES sys_check reads many system files. The sys_check utility has several sub-programs included to gather sys- tem information. EXIT VALUES The following exit values are returned: Successful completion An error occurred RELATED INFORMATION delim off sys_check(8)