[rescue] question about crashdump device in mirrored swap configuration

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

In a mirrored swap configuration (under Solaris 8), should the dump 
device in
/etc/dumpadm.conf be changed to the metadevice for the swap space.... it is
currently set to /dev/dsk/c0d0s1.  Problem is the machine is rebooting 
randomly....
if it is panicing it is not leaving a crash dump in the 
/var/crash/<hostname>
directory.

Server is remote, and I believe it is a hardware issue (it is a 'cheap' 
x86 box
(yes, it is Solaris 8 for x86 (a client's box)).  It ran stable for 
ages... so I'm guessing
more than likely hardware (fans, ps, memory, etc), but I was unable to 
find an
answer about if dumpadm.conf should be updated.

If not... then what does the metadevice do when the system boots and the 
swap
space mirror components are no longer in sync (due to a crashdump being 
written
to one 'half' of the mirror) ?

Thanks,

-- Curt