The system creates FFST dumps when you use the pDumpUserData parameter with the FFSTProbe function. The Enable FFST Dump option on the FFST Probe Control Table Entry Summary window must be selected before the system will create a FFST dump (see Probe Control Table (PCT) Entry Add or Change Summary Window).
If you did not specify the parameter to collect the FFST dump in the original call to the FFSTProbe function, you can dynamically change the call. You use the Probe Control Table (PCT) to request the FFST dump the next time the specified call to FFSTProbe occurs. The system stores the FFST dump information in the file that is defined on the FFST Setup (FFSTCONF) window (see Using FFST Setup (FFSTCONF)). You can select the path but not the file name.
To delete FFST dumps, use the FFSTCONF command and select the Actions option. Then choose the Dumps option to display the FFST Dump File Summary window. Select the dump file to delete and click on the File menu bar option. Click on Delete to delete the dump file.
The FFST dump data can be of the various types. Some types may not be part of dump, depending on availability of data. The system displays the information when you format the dump. The various types are: process environment data, process status data, trace buffer data, user data, error log data, and process errors.