General CA MIM Statements and Commands › (MIM) SYSDUMP Command-Obtain a System Dump

(MIM) SYSDUMP Command-Obtain a System Dump

The SYSDUMP command lets you obtain a system dump of CA MIM, and optionally, a list of other named address spaces. You can request the dump on the issuing system, all systems in the CA MIM complex, and all external systems to the issuing system, or a list of selected systems in the complex.

Scope: Local or Global

This command has the following format:

SYSDUMP [COLLECT={DEFAULTS|MAXIMUM|MINIMAL}]
        [JOBNAMES=(name1,name2,...name15) ]
        [QUIESCE={NO|YES} ]
        [SYSTEM={ALL|EXTERNAL|LOCAL|sysname} ]
        [TITLE=title ]

COLLECT

(Optional) This parameter controls the content of the system dump requested by CA MIM. Select one of the following:

DEFAULTS

Uses the installation-defined default options for the content of the system dump.

MINIMAL

Gathers the least amount of information in the system dump.

MAXIMUM

Gathers the greatest amount of information in the system dump.

Default: COLLECT=MAXIMUM

JOBNAMES

(Optional) Specifies the list of jobs to be dumped.

QUIESCE

(Optional) Determines whether the system should be set to non-dispatchable (YES) or remain dispatchable (NO) while the content of system storage areas are being dumped.

Default: QUIESCE=NO

SYSTEM

(Optional) Determines the target systems that are to obtain the system dump. Specify one of the following values:

ALL

Obtains a system dump on every system in the MIMplex.

EXTERNAL

Obtains a system dump on all systems in the MIMplex except the system on which the command is issued.

LOCAL

Obtains a system dump only on the system where the command is issued.

sysname

Obtains a system dump on the named systems. You can specify any system named in the DEFSYS initialization statements, such as SMF ID, CA MIM alias names, or CA MIM system names.

Default: SYSTEM=LOCAL

TITLE

(Optional) Specifies the title, 1 to 100 characters, used in the generation of the system dump. The default title is 'name MIMGR REQUESTED DUMP', where name is the name of the system requesting the dump. As indicated, you must enclose the title in single quotes.

Usage Notes: SYSDUMP Command

• The SYSDUMP command must be issued from a console or a TSO session. You cannot issue this command from the parameter data set.
• You must be authorized to issue system control commands to issue the SYSDUMP command. TSO users generally are not authorized to issue system control commands.

Example: SYSDUMP Command

To request a system dump on system SYS1, you could issue the following:

SYSDUMP COLLECT=MAXIMUM SYSTEM=SYS1