You can take the snapdump at any time, it does not take the system down. It will, however, cause a temporary pause in processing while it takes the dump. The length of the pause is a function of the size of the system.
Regards, Richard Schuh ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Suleiman Shahin Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPCQU361E LOGOFF/FORCE pending for user OPERATR4 Alan Altmark said: > [What? Go away. Oh, alright, I'll tell him.] I did open a PMR and that's what I was told!! To go away! And if I decide the take a snapdump, to come back! So I guest I'll let this "guy" sleep! I can live without it until the next VM IPL! Thanks. Suleiman Shahin ________________________________ Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing(tm) now<http://www.bing.com?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFEHPG_Core_tagline_try%20bing_1x1>