668 | Debugging and Diagnostics
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Figure 39-17.  Mini application core file naming example 
When a member or standby unit crashes, the mini core file gets uploaded to master unit. When the master 
unit crashes, the mini core file is uploaded to new master. In the MXL Switch, only the master unit has the 
ability to upload the coredump.
Figure 39-18.  Mini core text file example 
The panic string contains key information regarding the crash. Several panic string types exist, and they are 
displayed in regular English text to allow easier understanding of the crash cause.
FTOS#dir
Directory of flash:
 
  1  drw-      16384   Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 +00:00 .
  2  drwx       1536   Sep 03 2009 16:51:02 +00:00 ..
  3  drw-        512   Aug 07 2009 13:05:58 +00:00 TRACE_LOG_DIR
  4  d---        512   Aug 07 2009 13:06:00 +00:00 ADMIN_DIR
  5  -rw-       8693   Sep 03 2009 16:50:56 +00:00 startup-config
  6  -rw-       8693   Sep 03 2009 16:44:22 +00:00 startup-config.bak
  7  -rw-        156   Aug 28 2009 16:16:10 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.mrtm.acore.mini.txt
  8  -rw-        156   Aug 28 2009 17:17:24 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.vrrp.acore.mini.txt
  9  -rw-        156   Aug 28 2009 18:25:18 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.sysd.acore.mini.txt
 10  -rw-        156   Aug 28 2009 19:07:36 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.frrp.acore.mini.txt
 11  -rw-        156   Aug 31 2009 16:18:50 +00:00 f10StkUnit2.sysd.acore.mini.txt
 12  -rw-        156   Aug 29 2009 14:28:34 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.ipm1.acore.mini.txt
 13  -rw-        156   Aug 31 2009 16:14:56 +00:00 f10StkUnit0.acl.acore.mini.txt
 
flash: 3104256 bytes total (2959872 bytes free)
FTOS#
                       VALID MAGIC
------------------------PANIC STRING -----------------
panic string is :<null>
----------------------STACK TRACE START---------------
0035d60c <f10_save_mmu+0x120>:
00274f8c <panic+0x144>:
0024e2b0 <db_fncall+0x134>:
0024dee8 <db_command+0x258>:
0024d9c4 <db_command_loop+0xc4>:
002522b0 <db_trap+0x158>:
0026a8d0 <mi_switch+0x1b0>:
0026a00c <bpendtsleep>:
------------------------STACK TRACE END----------------
---------------------------FREE MEMORY---------------
uvmexp.free = 0x2312