Introduction › Options Table

Options Table

The options table, CADVTABL, controls both dump capture and dump viewing. On systems where the capture component is installed, this table exists as a resident load module and is available to both the capture and view facilities. On systems where dump capture is not installed, the options table is loaded from the CA SymDump System executable library.

The options table enables you to control the following:

• Which system dumps are captured
• How many duplicate dumps are permitted
• Which dump index file is used
• Where to store the dump data sets
• What to name the dump data sets
• How much space is allocated for the dump data set
• Miscellaneous options

You can modify the options table at any time, but changes do not take effect for dump capture options until the dump capture facility is reinitialized. This is accomplished using the CAIRIM procedure as described in the Installation Guide.