Oracle Solaris 11 kernel encounters a fatal error, and it results in a system panic.
What type of file does this generate?
A.
a.out
B.
objdump
C.
core dump
D.
tape dump
E.
crash dump
Explanation:
A kernel panic is a type of error that occurs when the core (kernel) of an operating system receives an
instruction in an unexpected format or when it fails to handle properly. A kernel panic can also follow when the
operating system can’t recover from a different type of error. A kernel panic can be caused by damaged or
incompatible software or, more rarely, damaged or incompatible hardware.
When a server kernel panics it abruptly halts all normal system operations. Usually, a kernel process named
panic() outputs an error message to the console and stores debugging information in nonvolitile memory to be
written to a crash log file upon restarting the computer. Saving the memory contents of the core and associated
debugging information is called a “core dump.”