Producing a dump using the standalone dump (SADMP)

The z/OS® operator can take a standalone dump of the entire system if z/OS fails. The operator receives a message when the SADMP completes.

This includes:

Suspending operation of the system.
Setting the address of the device containing your high-speed SADMP program, which you have generated to dump real and virtual areas.
To dump virtual areas, code PROMPT on the AMDSADMP macro.
Performing a STORE STATUS.
Initiating the IPL of the standalone dump program. This program prompts you for:
```
AMD001A TAPE=____
AMD011A TITLE=______...______
```

Answering the prompts for dumping virtual storage areas:

AMDO59D ENTER DUMP OPTIONS, 'LIST', OR 'END'.
> dump CSA,ASID('IMSjobname','DL/Iname','DBRCname','IRLMname')
AMDO59D ENTER DUMP OPTIONS, 'LIST', OR 'END'.
> end
AMD010I PROCESSING ASID=  ASCB= JOBNAME=*MASTER*

Waiting until the standalone dump program completes. The following messages signal completion:

AMD005I  REAL DUMP DONE
AMD025I  VIRTUAL DUMPING COMPLETE FOR CSA
AMD010I  PROCESSING ASID=0001
⋮
AMD023I  VIRTUAL DUMP COMPLETE - 00

Recommendation: Do not press the EXTERNAL INTERRUPT key before the dump completes because this could prevent the IMS Offline Dump Formatter from producing a formatted dump later.