Frank, we've had a occasion to do this a few times lately and it is not fun. It is far better to take a PSW Restart dump or even better, a snapdump, if you system is still responsive.
We found the tape is problematic to get mounted (in the ATL, requires DFSMSRM to mount so you really need another system mounting it or some sort of access to the ATL that I don't have). And the output on the tape can be quite large... Too large for a 32,000 cyl CMS minidisk. (We didn't bother seeing if dumpload supported SFS because we didn't want to add that much space into an SFS). And this will be totally out the door here when we go to VTS and remove those 3592 since the VTS tapes are much smaller). PSW Restart is slick and not in the dark ages! Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:34 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] Standalone dump procedure Let me get this straight: 1) The standalone dump program can be placed on disk 2) If placed on disk, it must use cylinder 0 3) VM disk allocation map is on cylinder 0 4) Therefore, the standalone dump program cannot be placed on a CP disk 5) Also, the dump cannot go to disk, a tape is required Have I read this right? Seems I'm back in the dark ages (as far as this is concerned). Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76710 _____________________________________________________ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com.
