Set up and triggering for FFST dumps are different than set up and triggering for system dumps.
The system creates FFST dumps when the FFSTProbe function requests user data, process environment data, or process status data. Running a FFSTProbe always causes an entry to be made in the system-error log. A FFST dump does not shut the system down.
A process dump contains limited information about a single process that was running at the time of the failure.
The system creates system dumps when encountering a serious problem or error. When the system creates a system dump, the contents of main memory is stored in the system dump file and the system shuts down.
Use the PM Dump Facility dump formatter to format, display, and analyze FFST dumps, process dumps, and system dumps.