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PANIC! UNIX System Crash Dump Analysis Handbook
Designed as an introduction to UNIX system crash dump analysis, this is the first book to discuss in detail UNIX system panics, crashes and hangs, their causes, what to do when they occur, how to collect information about them, how to analyze that information, and how to get the problem resolved. KEY TOPICS: Part One covers theory and tools. Part Two looks inside UNIX, from the header files to hardware tape drives. Part Three provides actual case studies of software, hardware, data, and system fault problems. For systems and network administrators and technical support engineers responsible for maintaining UNIX computer systems and networks.
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496 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 1995
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January 3, 2022
When Panic! was conceived, the only way UNIX system support engineers could learn how to analyze UNIX crash dumps was by sitting beside another engineer who already knew how. There were no classes. No books. Just black magic passed from guru to engineer.
Two Sun Microsystems senior support engineers, Chris Drake based in the US Solution Center in Mountain View California, and Kimberley Brown based in the Los Angeles sales & service office, decided to team up and share their skills with a broader audience.
After the book outline was approved by SunSoft Press and Prentice Hall, Kimberley transferred to the UK Solution Centre in Camberley Surrey England. Even though 8 time zones apart, Chris and Kimberley continued to work together on the book. 18 months later, Panic! was published.
Panic! guides system administrators and engineers through the full process of postmortem analysis of dead UNIX systems. Several case studies provide examples of how Kimberley and Chris approached real crash dumps provided by Sun customers, allowing the reader to sit along side the gurus sharing some of the magic.
The book was highly rated by UNIX Review in the 1990's.
Two Sun Microsystems senior support engineers, Chris Drake based in the US Solution Center in Mountain View California, and Kimberley Brown based in the Los Angeles sales & service office, decided to team up and share their skills with a broader audience.
After the book outline was approved by SunSoft Press and Prentice Hall, Kimberley transferred to the UK Solution Centre in Camberley Surrey England. Even though 8 time zones apart, Chris and Kimberley continued to work together on the book. 18 months later, Panic! was published.
Panic! guides system administrators and engineers through the full process of postmortem analysis of dead UNIX systems. Several case studies provide examples of how Kimberley and Chris approached real crash dumps provided by Sun customers, allowing the reader to sit along side the gurus sharing some of the magic.
The book was highly rated by UNIX Review in the 1990's.
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