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DUMP Command-Issue a System Dump

Use the DUMP command to take a system dump of the BES address space. Whenever you encounter a problem, issue this command to document the current settings, control information, and status of internal processes for the address space.

When Dynamic Dump Dsname is active in the operating system, the address space requesting the dump is built into the dump data set name. Since the BESn DUMP console command is executed from the operating system console, the generated dump data set name will contain the console ID. This is not very helpful when attempting to identify which dump data set contains the BESn DUMP output.

The dump produced by using this command will contain an internal title of "BES Dump Requested."

This command has the following format:

BESn DUMP [,QUE]

n

Indicates the BES task number.

DUMP

Issues a system dump. Use this option without the QUE option if the CA Tape Encryption command processor or scheduler is hung, and the command does not execute with the QUE option.

QUE

(Optional) Executes the DUMP command from the BES address space. The BES address space name will then appear in the dump data set name. The only drawback to using the QUE subparameter is that if the CA Tape Encryption command processor or scheduler is hung, the command may not execute. In this case the BESn DUMP format of the command will be required to produce the dump.

Limits: If you are using your security system to control access to commands, all forms of this command can be controlled by a command protection profile.