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sys_check(8)
NAME
  sys_check - Collect system configuration information for support escalation

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/sys_check [-escalate] [-debug]

FLAGS
  -escalate
      Creates escalation files for use in problem reporting to Digital.	 The
      option creates the following three files:

      TMPDIR/escalate.tar
	  An archive file of the output from sys_check

      TMPDIR/escalate_vmunix.xx.Z
	  A compressed copy of the kernel file.

      TMPDIR/escalate_vmcore.xx.Z
	  A compressed copy of the kernel file.
  Note that TMPDIR/escalate_vmunix.xx.Z and TMPDIR/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 configuration
  (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:

  TMPDIR   Provides a default location for temporary files, which is /var/tmp
	   by default. (Not applicable for the -escalate flag.)

  LOGLINES Controls number of lines included from various log files.  This
	   value is 500 by default.

  BIGNUMFILE
	   Controls number of files in system directories, above which the
	   directory is considered big.	 This value is 15 by default.

  BIGFILE  Controls the size of sys_check detecting a big file.	 This value
	   is 3072KB by default.

  VARSIZE  Minimum free space needed in TMPDIR, which is 15MB by default.

  RECOVERY_DIR
	   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.

  ADHOC_DIR
	   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 system
  information.

EXIT VALUES
  The following exit values are returned:

  0   Successful completion

  >0  An error occurred

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