Reassemble the stand-alone dump program

Description

The stand-alone dump program produces a dump of storage that is occupied by a system that failed or a stand-alone dump program that failed. You must reassemble the stand-alone dump program each release. When the stand-alone dump program is properly created on a DASD residence volume, it resides in the SYS1.PAGEDUMP.Vvolser data set.

Table 1 provides more details about the migration action. Use this information to plan your changes to the system.

Table 1. Information about this migration action
Element or feature: BCP.
When change was introduced: General migration action not tied to a specific release.
Applies to migration from: z/OS V2R1 and z/OS V1R13.
Timing: Before the first IPL of z/OS V2R2.
Is the migration action required? Yes.
Target system hardware requirements: None.
Target system software requirements: None.
Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements: None.
Restrictions: None.
System impacts: None.
Related IBM® Health Checker for z/OS® check: None.

Steps to take

Follow these steps:
  • Reassemble the stand-alone dump program. If you install z/OS with a ServerPac, an installation dialog job is provided to perform this action. If you install z/OS with a CBPDO, instructions to perform this action are provided in z/OS MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Service Aids.

Reference information

For more information, see the following references: