Dump Tic Storage; Tic Dump Area - IBM 3745 Series Service Functions

Dump TIC Storage
1. You must be in the TRS function (see page
5-5).
2. Select the TRA (see page 5-6).
3. Disconnect the TRA (see page 5-7).
4. Select function 6 and TIC identifier (see page
5-10).
5. This screen
Ii1
is displayed.
6. In
0,
enter V, then press SEND. The fol-
lowing messages are displayed:
DUMP
IN
PROGRESS
DU~1P Cot-IPLETE
7. The dump is sent to the MOSS disk in
CHGTRSSA(rorCCU-A)orCHGTRSSB(ror
CCU-B).
A TIC dump may be examined or deleted by using
the dump display/delete (DOD) function (see
Chapter 6).
If the corresponding TIC dump area in CHGTRSSA
(CCU-A) or CHGTRSSB (CCU-B) is not empty, this
screen is displayed:
• If you want to clear the dump file, enter C in
D·
• If you do not want to clear the dump file, just
press SEND. The dump request is then can-
celed.
TIC Dump Area
m
S'LECT
C:NNECT /O! SC
3 T:;M R~GS
4 T:C !NTR REG
5 DOlLY STORA:;E
COLY S:B.SSB
DOL Y
OA,~1
3LKS
T:C E,R STAT
Dump TIC Storage
DIJ4P TIC STORAGE
I -
t'jTrq
"V"
T~ Cvf'~
T::: ,,."
>~
,\:,.i:fl:i'Jlili\:t4JI.··IHiiii
F1 :EN3
F2:~IUIU2
F3:AlARM
Figure 5-17. Dump TIC Storage Screen
III
I SfLECT
C;)NNlCT /01 SC
3 TRM REGS
TIC INTR REG
DPLY STORAGE
6 DUMP
DPLY SCB.SSB
DPLY PAR~1 BLKS
9 TIC ERR STAT
DIJ4P TIC STORAGE
THE DIJ4P AREA CONTAINS A TRSS DIJ4P
TYPo C TO CLEAR FILE. OTHERWISE PRESS SEND ;;>
D
FI :ENQ F2:MENU2 F3:ALARM
Figure 5-18. TIC Dump Areas Full Screen (Example)
This function dumps the whole RAM of the selected TIC. But only one specific
dump can be taken per TIC and CCU. The following information is also pro-
vided:
• Related TRM registers (LID base, data buffer, TIC state, diagnostics, IR/BR,
level 1 status error).
• TIC interrupt register.
• Init and open parameter blocks.
• TIC token-ring status.
• TIC adapter check status.
Eight TIC dumps may be stored in the CHGTRSSA or CHGTRSSB files on the
disk. The CHGTRSSx dump file organization is shown as follows:
Chapter ,5. TRSS Functions
5-13