The SAVE command saves the contents of raw memory dump files with relevant information from the MCP code file in a disk file. This disk file can be analyzed without the presence of the dumping MCP code file. The raw memory dump file is created when a memory dump tape, CD, or DVD is loaded, or when a DP file is unloaded from a dumpdisk file. When the SAVE command is used, this file is converted into a file referred to as a “save dump file.” This save dump file is the normal dump format used for submission with trouble reports.

If the SAVE command is issued with a quoted file title, that title is used. If no file title is specified, the file name of the currently loaded dump file on disk is used for save dump file creation. Once the new title is determined, the save dump file is created. How this file is created depends on the usercode and family of the raw and save dump files. If the usercode and family are the same, the save dump file is created by appending the MCP information to the current raw file, and renaming it if required. If the save dump file is to be created on a family or usercode different from the raw file, the SAVE process first copies the data from the current raw file to a new file, and then combines it with the MCP information.

Syntax

── SAVE ─┬─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┤
         └─<quoted file title>─┘

Explanation

Refer to “File Title” earlier in this section for an explanation of the rules for specifying a file title.