What is Kernel Logging?

Kernel Logging is an infrastructure for tracking and logging specified behaviors during HP-UX system operation. It enhances the high availability of the operating system by providing enough kernel trace information to enable a system administrator or other troubleshooter to diagnose the root cause of a system problem without needing to reboot the system or reproduce the problem.

Kernel Logging has two main parts: an instrumented kernel, and a framework of tools to configure and access the information that is logged. Likewise, this document has two main sections: