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Copying System Dump Files to Tape or Disk  



If your system fails, make a copy of the contents of the system dump file and contact your HP support representative. You can use the Backup utility (BACKUP) to create save sets containing system dump files on magnetic tape or disk. However, when using BACKUP to copy system dump files, you must specify the /IGNORE=(NOBACKUP,INTERLOCK) qualifier for the following reasons:

For more information about using BACKUP, see the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials. For information about BACKUP commands, see the BACKUP section in the HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual: A--L.

HP recommends that you use the following procedure to copy your system dump file:

  1. Use the SDA command COPY to make a copy of the system dump file.
  2. Use BACKUP to save that copy on tape or disk.

This procedure avoids issues with BACKUP qualifiers and reduces the amount of data written to tape or disk because the SDA command COPY copies only blocks in the system dump file that are actually used.


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