The DUMP designation still exists. I just looked at the 6.1 CP Planning and Admin manual.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Spool & Dump space > > Hi all... > I'm hoping for some good suggestions... We have: > - very big LPARs (80GB to 190GB and more) > - very limited 3390 space > > In the 190GB LPAR, the basic dump space takes the better part > of 3 mod > 9s (about 1.1GB). To have dump space for a full dump (190GB), that > would take at least 29 mod 9s, which we don't have -- > especially when you consider there are a number of large VM > LPARs that would each need the space... > > What we do have the ability to get space on is FCP LUNs, and > we've the > connectivity already... So... But (at least in this environment) > there is the possibility of not having connectivity to the > LUN after a VM IPL. > > If I set up a BIG EDEV for the dump, I'd like to keep spool > files off the EDEV, so I don't loose things like console logs > in case there's a > LUN connectivity issue. In the olden days there was an > allocation type > of DUMP, but I don't see that any more... > > Am I missing the DUMP option, or?? > > And that doesn't even begin to talk about trying to load a > dump that big... > > Thanks for any thoughts...... > Lee > > -- > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Computer Solutions > Phone: (303) 996-7122 > Email: [email protected] > Web: www.siriuscom.com >
