DUMPPROCESS

This command allows the user to activate the process dump facility. When active, any ring 3 (application) process that traps will result in a memory dump being written to a unique dump file. The dump file takes a name of the form PDUMP.nnn where nnn is an index that is incremented each time a new process dump is created.

The contents of the dump comprise unformatted system and user storage that relates to the trapping process. Included in this are:

• PTDA

• TCB &TSD

• Registers

• Arena records

• MTE and SMTEs

• LDT

• ring 0 stack

• ring 3 stack

Syntax.

     DUMPPROCESS=x

Parameters

x

This specifies the drive letter (excluding the colon) to which process dump data sets will be written. These takes the name PDUMP.nnn and reside in the root directory of the drive specified. The name and directory cannot be overridden by the user.

Note:

See the Process Dump Formatter section of the Dump Formatter User Guide for information on formatting Process Dumps.