When planning SYS1.DUMPxx data sets, remember that the data sets frequently contain sensitive data (user or installation confidential information, logon passwords, encryption keys, etc.). Protect these data sets with RACF® to limit access to them.
COM='DUMPDS ADD,DSN=05'
Specify DUMP=NO in the IEASYSxx parmlib member. Otherwise, all available data sets will be allocated before the COMMNDxx parmlib member is processed.
The data sets are on direct access only. The maximum number of SYS1.DUMPxx data sets an installation can have is 100. The direct access data set must be on a permanently resident volume; that is, the data set must be allocated and cataloged. These dump data sets cannot be shared by more than one system.
All dump data sets should not be on the same pack. A pack should contain enough storage to allow the dump data sets to allocate secondary extent space, if needed.