Saving Dump Data to Tape

If you wish, you may copy the dump to tape as an archive, or in preparation for sending it to the IBM® Support Center for further analysis.

Use the following commands to save dump data to tape:

Enter the DUMPLOAD or DUMPLD2 command to place the dump file(s) on your A-disk.
You can rename the dump file(s) to make the name reflect a PMR number, local problem log number, the abend type, or anything else to make the dump name more meaningful to you. For example, when you enter the DUMPLOAD command, the dump file can be named PRB00001 DUMP0001 A. You may rename this file by issuing the following command:
```
rename prb00001 dump0001 a cpdump01 dump0001 A
```
When renaming multiple dump files of one dump, be sure to rename all files with the same file name.
Finally, you may copy the dump to tape using the CMS TAPE DUMP command or the CMS VMFPLC2 DUMP command. The format of the CMS TAPE DUMP is:
```
tape dump filename filetype filemode
```
In a similar manner, the dump can be restored with
```
tape load filename filetype filemode
```
For multiple dump files of one dump, enter the following command to pick up all the different file types, across all accessed file modes (the order of the files on tape does not matter):
```
tape dump filename MDMP* *
```
In a similar manner, the dump can be restored with
```
tape load filename MDMP* filemode
```

For more information on the CMS commands, see the z/VM: CMS Commands and Utilities Reference.