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Running IBM Dynamic System Analysis
https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA&brandind=5000008
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing system problems. DSA collects information about the following aspects of a system:
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System configuration
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Installed applications and hot fixes
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Device drivers and system services
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Network interfaces and settings
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Performance data and running process details
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Hardware inventory, including PCI information
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Vital product data and firmware information
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SCSI device sense data
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ServeRAID configuration
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Application, system, security, ServeRAID, and service processor system event logs
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Additionally, DSA creates a merged log that allows users to easily identify cause-and-effect relationships from different log sources in the system.
DSA Portable Edition runs from the command prompt on a supported system without altering any system files or system settings. It expands to temporary space on the target system, runs, and deletes all intermediate files after execution completes. Its design and packaging allow it to collect system information in sensitive customer environments with only temporary use of system resources.
I was speaking with a colleague about an IBM server which had an unexpected shut down, he said I needed to check this out before calling IBM. It’s their Diagnostic tool which gathers all the logs so that they can be submitted to IBM for analysis. Do check it out, the portable edition is great and can be done online, just you might want to run it during a quiet time in case it slows the server down.
The tool can be run on IBM blades and rack servers.
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