Sysstat sa* files will not parse when converting with sar on a system of a different architecture

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When converting sa* files on another system with a different architecture, sar reports and error.

    [root@rhel7vm x86_64]# sar -A -t -f sa12 > sar12
    Invalid system activity file: sa12
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and prior

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