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main storage dump or power failure recovery (CPM) IPL. Pressing
function 34 attempts to retry the IPL such that the original dump is
not lost.
e. Press Enter on the control panel.
2. Are zeroes displayed on the control panel for more than 30 seconds?
No Yes
↓ The multiple function IOP or service processor is not responding to a
request from the control panel.
Ask your next level of support for assistance and write a Licensed
Internal Code Trouble Report (LICTR) if suitable.
This ends the procedure.
3. The system displays an attention SRC, A1xx 3022, which indicates that Function
22 has been selected. Re-select Function 22, press Enter on the control panel,
and wait for the dump to complete.
4. Follow the status of the main storage dump:
v If the system displays status SRCs as Function 11 during the dump, see
“Main storage dump status” on page 275.
v If an A6005004 SRC appears on the control panel, power on the console
5. Did the main storage dump complete successfully?
Note: The appearance of an A600 440x SRC on the control panel and a Main
Storage Dump display on the console indicates a successful MSD.
No Yes
↓ For SRCs other than A6004405, go to “Copying a main storage dump”
for the correct procedure. (For A6004405 SRC, the dump has already
been copied.) Then select original IPL mode (e.g.: Normal) and exit out
of the MSD Manager. Return to PIP that sent you here.
This ends the procedure.
6. Go to “Error recovery for dumps” on page 276.
This ends the procedure.
Copying a main storage dump
You can copy main storage dump data in the following ways:
v From the current main storage dump to removable media
v From the current main storage dump to the MSD library
v From the MSD library to removable media
v From removable media to the MSD library
Notes:
1. Dumps must be copied to removable media or the MSD library as soon as
possible. If a machine check occurs after the system has performed an IPL,
another MSD might automatically be taken. If this is the case, the first (original)
MSD does not get saved; it gets overwritten by the new dump.
2. For descriptions of the current MSD and the MSD library storage, see “Main
storage dump introduction” on page 269.
To copy a main storage dump, you must access the Main Storage Dump Manager
function. Access this function in one of the following ways:
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