It's usually more convenient to allocate SYSMDUMP to a regular DASD dataset.
The most convenient way to access IPCS is via the ISPF panels. Those will give you point and shoot for following pointers. Start with the STATUS panel. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on behalf of Tony Thigpen [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SDUMPs Once I added SYSMDUMP DD SYSOUT=*, I now see the dumps in IPCS. I just can't seem to find any command in IPCS that just lets me see the GRs and browse storage. Tony Thigpen Seymour J Metz wrote on 10/29/20 6:37 PM: > 1. What is the authorization of your program? > If unauthorized, consider IEATDUMP instead. > > 2. Do you have a SYSMDUMP DD allocated? > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on > behalf of Tony Thigpen [[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SDUMPs > > I am very open to using IPCS (although I still have to learn use it.) > > When I use SDUMP, I get the following message on the console: > *74 IEA793A NO DUMP DATA SETS AVAILABLE FOR DUMPID=011 BY JOB > (FLASHME4). USE THE DUMPDS COMMAND OR REPLY D TO DELETE THE DUMP > > I tried: > DD ADD VOL=HKYSY4 > > 18.05.26 HKYP dd add,vol=HKYSY4 > 18.05.26 HKYP IGD100I 1213 ALLOCATED TO DDNAME SYS00051 > DATACLAS ( ) > 18.05.26 HKYP IEE855I DUMPDS COMMAND RESPONSE > DUMPDS COMMAND SYS1.DUMP DATA SET STATUS > DASD VOLUMES ADDED: HKYSY4 > > Then: > dd alloc=active > > Then: > DD ADD DSN=01 > > 18.07.01 HKYP dd add,dsn=01 > 18.07.01 HKYP IEE855I DUMPDS COMMAND RESPONSE > DUMPDS COMMAND SYS1.DUMP DATA SET STATUS > SYS1.DUMP DASD DATA SETS NOT ADDED: > LOCATE FAILED: (01,08) > > > Suggestion? > > Tony Thigpen > > Seymour J Metz wrote on 10/29/20 5:35 PM: >> SDUMP in MVS is for creating an unformatted dump to be viewed online with >> IPCS. For a short formated storage dump use SNAPX. However, once you get >> used to it you may find SDUMP and IPCS more convenient. >> >> >> -- >> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on >> behalf of Tony Thigpen [[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 4:47 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: SDUMPs >> >> All, >> >> Trying to debug a program I am porting from z/VSE to z/OS. >> Unfortunately, the debug process on z/OS is a lot different from z/VSE. >> >> Normally, all I want is to create either a small SDUMP so I can look at >> some storage before I take the program to an end. On z/VSE, I just use >> the SDUMP macro and the storage is printed on the z/VSE equivalent of >> SYSOUT=*. >> >> I am using: >> SDUMP HDR='GP_VOL',STORAGE=((2),(3)) >> >> Is there any way to force the data to the JES2 SYSOUT? >> >> >> Tony Thigpen >>
