7.4. Diagnostic data - dumps
There are different types of dumps and traces that can be used to analyze problems. The dump types and the procedures that can be used to initiate these processes are discussed in detail in this section.
Dumps can best be described as a snapshot of the system at the time a failure is detected by the operating system or application, or at the time the system is dumped by the operator via the DUMP command or the stand-alone dump procedure.
7.4.1. ABEND dumps
The system can produce three types of ABEND dumps, as follows:
| SYSABEND | The largest of the ABEND dumps, containing a summary dump for the failing program plus many other areas useful for analyzing processing in the failing program. This dump is formatted. |
| SYSMDUMP ... |
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