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Attention! Unless the current MSD is copied to removable media or the MSD
library, the dump data in main storage will be lost when the system performs an
IPL at the end of the dump process. To copy the MSD, press the Enter key. When
the Main Storage Dump Manager display appears, go to “Copying a main storage
dump” on page 272.
If you select F3/F12 to exit Main Storage Dump Manager without copying the
MSD, the following message appears:
Main storage dump has not been copied for service.
Selecting F3/F12 a second time ends the main storage dump manager function,
and the system performs an IPL again.
Performing a main storage dump to disk (manual MSD)
To start a main storage dump, perform the following procedure:
1. Attention: Ask the customer to verify that no interactive jobs are running.
a. Make sure the console is powered on.
b. Note the current IPL mode. This will need to be restored when done with
the dump process.
c. Select Manual IPL mode.
d. Use the Increment (↑) or Decrement (↓) button to display Function 22 (main
storage dump).
If you are running on a secondary partition, you need to request a dump
from the logical partitions service tool.
Note: Prior to pressing function 22, check to see whether function 34 is
available in the panel (see “Function 34–Retry MSD or CPM IPL” on
page 170). If it is available, then the system is attempting to run a
Main Storage Dump Occurred
S/N 10 xxxx
The system has failed. Report the following information to
your IBM service representative.
SRCword1......:B6005121
SRCword2......:08B0005D
SRCword3......:00000000
SRCword4......:00000000
SRCword5......:00000000
SRCword6......:00000000
SRCword7......:00000000
SRCword8......:00000000
SRCword9......:00000000
Type/Model/Feature..:9406 0820 23BB
Warning: The Main Storage Dump (MSD) must be copied for service.
Failure to copy the Main Storage Dump will limit
the ability to diagnose the failure.
Press Enter to copy the MSD for service or view the MSD.
F3=Exit F12=Cancel
Figure 81. Example MSDM SRC display that appears on the console when an MSD occurs.
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