IBM SY44-5902-05 manual Work with copies of main storage dumps, Display main storage dump

Work with Current Main Storage Dump

Select one of the following:

1.Display/Print

2.Copy to media

3.Copy to ASP

Selection

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F3=Exit F11=Display copy status F12=Cancel

Display main storage dump

Use this option to display the current MSD. For more information on displaying the current MSD, see “Main storage dump manager” on page 30.

Copy main storage dump to media

If you select the Copy to media option, you must load the removable media. A series of displays appears indicating the progress. When the copy function completes, a success or a failure message appears. When you exit the Main Storage Dump Manager, the system IPLs again and can be returned to the customer.

Copy main storage dump to MSD copy

If you select the Copy to ASP option, you must provide a description of the dump. When you press the Enter key, a series of displays appears indicating the progress. When the copy function completes, a success or a failure message appears. When you exit the Main Storage Dump Manager, the system IPLs again and can be returned to the customer.

The following message indicates that the system encountered problems while trying to copy the dump to MSD library:

Cannot IPL to Storage Management Recovery. Copy dump to media.

If this message appears, you must copy the MSD to removable media.

For more information on the MSD library, see “Main storage dump introduction” on page 269.

Work with copies of main storage dumps

If you select the Work with copies of main storage dumps option from the Main Storage Dump Manager display, you can work with a copy of an MSD that is on removable media or in the MSD library. For descriptions of removable media and the MSD library storage, see “Main storage dump introduction” on page 269.

This option allows you to perform the following functions:

274Service Functions V5R2