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Getting a dump of CICS and other address spaces when CICS is at MAXTASK

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Question

When my CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) region gets a maximum task (MAXTASK) condition, can you tell me a quick way to get an SVC dump of CICS and some other address spaces? I am trying to diagnose the MAXTASK, but have not found a way to get the dump easily within CICS. It is important that this will not add any overhead to the region and that it will not require a lot of setup.

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Product Synonym

CICS/TS CICSTS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server

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Modified date:
08 October 2025

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