IST095A
OPTION TO DUMP controller AVAILABLE — REPLY ‘YES’ OR ‘NO’ OR ‘YES,DUMPSTA=linkstaname

Explanation

This message prompts the VTAM® operator to determine whether VTAM should dump the communication controller associated with the network control program represented by controller.

The prompt occurs when the communication controller has failed and AUTODMP has not been specified on the PCCU macro. Therefore, the operator can choose whether or not to dump the contents of the communication controller.

System action

VTAM waits for a valid reply.

Operator response

  • Reply YES for a dump of the contents of the communication controller using the link station specified at NCP generation or by the VARY ACT command.
  • Reply YES,DUMPSTA=linkstaname, where linkstaname is the value coded for the DUMPSTA operand of the PCCU macro in the NCP generation.

    If you specify YES,DUMPSTA= without naming the link station, VTAM selects a default dump station.

  • Reply NO if you do not want to dump the contents of the communication controller.
Notes:
  1. You should have instructions from the system programmer as to which of the replies you should enter at your console. Operators of multiple-channel or multiple-link attached communication controllers should avoid replying YES simultaneously to this message. Only one operator should reply YES to this message. Other operators should wait for that operator’s dump to be completed and then should enter NO.
  2. For additional information on how to respond to this message, see Responding to a VTAM message.

System programmer response

None.

Routing code

1

Descriptor code

2