VM66560: PRESERVE PARTIAL DUMP ACROSS INITIAL PROGRAM LOAD

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This APAR changes CP to preserve a partial dump if a partition
  is re-IPLed before an abend dump completes.
  Currently, the dump process is terminated by a re-IPL and none
  of the dump is preserved.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/VM CP Abend dumps             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
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  This APAR adds code to CP to preserve partial dumps that are
  caused when an IPL or deactivate of the partition ends the dump
  process before the dump completes.  Previously, partial dumps
  that were ended by an IPL of the partition were not preserved.
  The DUMPLOAD and DUMPLD2 utilities are changed to detect
  partial dumps and then display messages and handle
  appropriately.  VM Dump Tool, its subcommands, VMDT macro and
  some VMDT sample macros are changed to detect partial dumps
  and handle appropriately.
  
  The new support is only active for CP Hard Abend dumps. Dump
  processing for snapdumps, soft-abend dumps and stand-alone
  dumps are not affected.
  
  When a dump is interrupted by an IPL or a deactivate, the file
  name of the resulting dump spool file will be "NOCPDATA" if no
  CP storage is included in the dump, or "PARTIAL" if there was.
  For "NOCPDATA" dumps, DUMPLOAD or DUMPLD2 will only load enough
  records to ensure all dump header records were included in the
  output CMS file.  Not all of the records from the spool file
  will be loaded.  For "NOCPDATA" dumps, only the VM Dump Tool
  SYMPTOM, REGS and DUMPTYPE subcommands will work.  For
  "PARTIAL" dumps, additional subcommands may work if the CP
  storage that they use is in the dump.
  
  Documentation for the following items are updated:
    - CP Utilities:
         DUMPLOAD: Add new HCP8169I variation to list of messages.
         DUMPLD2: Add new HCP8243I message variations to list of
                  messages.
    - VM Dump Tool subcommand:
         DUMPTYPE: Add Usage Note 2 and new example of output.
    - Existing CP messages:
         HCP8169I: Add second variation.
         HCP8243I: Add variations 2 thru 4.
    - Existing VM Dump Tool message: HCQ004E: Error 23 to Table 1.
  
  CP message HCP9270E is added.
  VM Dump Tool messages HCQ167E and HCQ168W are added.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R720 :
  PREREQ: VM66439 VM66430 VM66431 VM66173
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

• For more information about the publication changes, refer to
  the Summary of Changes section located near the beginning of
  each publication.
  
   - z/VM 7.2 CP Commands and Utilities Reference (SC24-6268-09).
     DUMPLOAD and DUMPLD2 utilities.
  
   - z/VM 7.2 CP Messages and Codes (GC24-6270-08).
     CP messages HCP8169I, HCP8243I, HCP9270E.
     VM Dump Tool messages HCQ004E, HCQ167E, HCQ168W.
  
   - z/VM 7.2 VM Dump Tool (GC24-6335-01).
     Subcommand DUMPTYPE.
  
  See https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/ for the online version
  of the updated publications.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UM35921

Modules/Macros

• CPUUSE   DUMPLD2  DUMPLOAD DUMPSUM  DUMPTYPE DX       EDEVS
  FINDCPE  HCPDFIR  HCPDMP   HCPDMQ   HCPEDM   HCPEDMBK HCPEDV
  HCPEDZ   HCPMES   HCPMESB  HCPSEW   HCPWRP   HCP8169I HCP8243I
  HCP9270E HCQACT   HCQBMP   HCQFRS   HCQINBIT HCQINI   HCQINMAP
  HCQKEY   HCQNID   HCQSCN   HCQTRC   HCQ004E  HCQ167E  HCQ168W
  HTT001   MODLVL   QCPLEVEL SPCON    STGSIZE  SXSTABLE TRCBKS
  VMDSCAN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CP CP

• Fixed component ID

  568411202

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY UM35921

     UP21/12/09 P 2201

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