The following table describes the various types of dumps. If a dump is known by more than one name, the table also mentions the alternate name.
For a sample of the kind of information in the formatted portion of a typical SVC dump, see Abend keyword.
| Dump | Data Set | Type | Print By | Caused By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSABEND | Defined by JCL (SYSOUT=A) | Formatted | Normally SYSOUT=A | An abend condition (and only taken if the step contains a SYSABEND DD statement). |
| SYSUDUMP | Defined by JCL (SYSOUT=A) | Formatted | Normally SYSOUT=A | An abend condition (and only taken if the step contains a SYSUDUMP DD statement). |
| SYSMDUMP | Defined by JCL (DSN=xxx) | Machine readable | Normally read through IPCS | An abend condition (and only taken if the step contains a SYSMDUMP DD statement). |
| STANDALONE | Defined by installation (tape or disk) | Machine readable | Printed and formatted through IPCS | Operator doing an IPL of the standalone dump program. |
| DYNAMIC (SVC Dump or SDUMP) | SYS1.DUMPxx | Machine readable | Printed and formatted through IPCS | Operator entering DUMP command. |
| FRR (SVC Dump or SDUMP) | SYS1.DUMPxx | Machine readable | Printed and formatted through IPCS | DFSMS ESTAE exit or functional recovery routine detecting an error. (For example, an ABEND071 "PSW restart key depressed" causes an FRR to take a dump.) |