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If your storage problem is caused by TCP/IP common or private storage usage, ensure that you have a dump of TCP/IP; IBM® service will need to review it. If you did not get a system dump for the abend, or if you want to obtain a dump of TCP/IP to perform a storage analysis, use the following table for commands you can issue.

Table 1. Commands for various types of dumps
Commands Type of dump
SL SET,COMP=xxx,ACTION=SVCD,JOBNAME=tcpipprocname,
SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,TRT),END
where xxx equals the abend code you are receiving (for example, 878).
SLIP DUMP of the abend
SL SET,COMP=xxx,ACTION=SVCD,JOBNAME=tcpipprocname,
DSPNAME=(1.CSM*),
SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,TRT),END              
where xxx equals the abend code you are receiving (for example, 878).
SLIP dump of the abend if your storage problem is related to TCP/IP's CSM storage usage (includes the CSM data spaces in your dump).
DUMP COMM=(tcpip storage growth)
R xx,JOBNAME=(tcpipprocname),CONT
R xx,SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,TRT),END  
Console dump of TCP/IP
SL SET,MSGID=zzzzz,ACTION=SVCD,JOBLIST=(tcpipprocname,
VTAM address space name),DSPNAME=(1.CSM*),
SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,TRT),END
where zzzzz causes a dump when the message identified in the slip is issued (that is, CSM message IVT5562I).
MSGID slip can be used to take a dump when a particular message is issued.
DUMP COMM=(tcpip storage growth)
R xx,JOBNAME=(tcpipprocname),CONT
R xx,SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,TRT),CONT
R xx,DSPNAME=(1.CSM*),END
Console dump when the storage problem is related to CSM storage usage (includes CSM data spaces).
DUMP COMM=('storage growth')
R xx,JOBNAME=(tcpipprocname,applname),CONT
R xx,SDATA=(NUC,RGN,CSA,SQA,LSQA,LPA,TRT),END
 
Dump of TCP/IP and any TCP/IP related applications that may be having storage problems (for example Omproute, FTP)
Note: Wildcards (*) allow you to use a single specification to indicate a number of address spaces whose names match the wildcard pattern. This can be useful if you need to dump multiple TCP/IP stacks. You can specify a wildcard on the JOBLIST and DSPNAME parameters of a SLIP. And, the JOBNAME and DSPNAME parameters of the console dump command. For information about how to use wildcards in a SLIP and DUMP command, see z/OS MVS System Commands.

Submit the console log, and all dumps to the IBM Support Center for review.