RE: RE: what causes a memory dump?

i had to delete the dump file in order to log into sysdba. it took up the whole hard drive.

any examples of what causes a memory dump? what is the point to a memory dump?
>
> From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
> Date: 2003/09/26 Fri PM 03:19:48 EDT
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Subject: RE: RE: what causes a memory dump?
>
> Cary - Love the succinct reply!
> Ryan - Just create a daemon process that will remove any dump files every 3
> seconds. Not to worry.
> Just kidding. You need to review the dump file using your keen knowledge
> of your system in conjunction with Oracle Support and try to figure out why
> the application dumped. Pain is your friend.
>
> Dennis Williams
> DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
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> memory only dumped to the udump. it didnt dump to the bdump. how is it
> decided where it will be dumped?
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> > From: "Mladen Gogala" <mladen_at_wangtrading.com>
> > Date: 2003/09/26 Fri PM 12:09:39 EDT
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> > Subject: RE: what causes a memory dump?
> >
> > user_dump_dest, background_dump_dest, NJ.
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> > > i had one yesterday when i killed a process. Also, what
> > > parameter tells oracle where to dump?
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> > > why does oracle dump memory? It sucked up 3.4 GB of disk
> > > space and we had to do a 'shutdown abort'
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