Ensuring that dump data set names are correct

If your installation has an automation program that copies an SVC dump data set to a different location using a different data set name, you must ensure that the dump data set name is changed accordingly in the sysplex dump directory. This action is necessary to allow the Incident Log task to locate the correct dump.

In your automation program, add a step to rename the dump data set in the sysplex dump directory; Figure 1 provides an example of the JCL you can use.
Figure 1. Sample JCL to rename SVC dumps in the sysplex dump directory
//IPCS EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=20,REGION=1500K 
//IPCSDDIR DD DSN=SYS1.DDIR,DISP=(SHR) 
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* 
//SYSTSIN DD * 
IPCS 
ALTER DSNAME('OldDump') NEWNAME(DSNAME('NewDump')) 
END 
/*
In the example:
  • Modify the keyword DSN=SYS1.DDIR to specify the name of your sysplex dump directory (the default name is SYS1.DDIR)
  • Modify the values OldDump and NewDump to use the correct dump data set names.
Parent topic: Updating z/OS for the Incident Log plug-in