SDUMP_AVAILABLE

Description:

Ensures that SDUMP is enabled to collect SVC Dumps.

Reason for check:

When a system program experiences a condition requiring a snapshot of virtual storage, it can request an SVC dump.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R4 and later.

User override of IBM values:

The following sample shows the defaults for customizable values for this check. Use this sample to make permanent check customizations in an HZSPRMxx parmlib member used at IBM Health Checker for z/OS startup. If you just want a one-time only update to the check defaults, omit the first line (ADDREPLACE POLICY) and use the UPDATE statement on a MODIFY hzsproc command. Note that using non-POLICY UPDATEs in HZSPRMxx can lead to unexpected results and is therefore not recommended. End of change

ADDREPLACE POLICY[(policyname)] [STATEMENT(name)]
UPDATE 
CHECK(IBMSDUMP,SDUMP_AVAILABLE) 
SEVERITY(MEDIUM) 
INTERVAL(OneTime) 
DATE('date_of_the_change')
REASON('Your reason for making the update.')

Parameters accepted:

No.

Reference:

For more information on SDUMP, see z/OS MVS Programming: Authorized Assembler Services Guide.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

IEAH701I
IEAH703I

See the IEAH messages in z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 6 (GOS-IEA).

SECLABEL recommended for multilevel security users:

SYSLOW - see z/OS Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria for information on using SECLABELs.