Dump-Time User Interface

As mentioned above, an operator sitting at a system's console when it dumps has some control over the process of dumping. The interface is somewhat similar to the boot-time user interface of most HP-UX systems: the dump path prints out what it expects to do, and gives the operator ten seconds to hit a key to indicate that a change from the defaults is desired.

The options allowed depend on the circumstances, but may include:

Once the dump has begun, in the fashion you choose, continuous status messages on the console track its progress. The dump can be aborted midstream by pressing ESC.