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ssa_getdump Command
Purpose
To display SSA adapter dump locations, and to save the dump to a specified location.
Syntax
For the List version of the command:
For the Copy version of the command:
Description
The ssa_getdump command has two modes of operation: List mode and Copy mode.
List Mode
In List mode, the command searches for adapter dumps on unused SSA disk drives. It
searches the disk drives sequentially, and provides information about all the dumps that
it finds. An example of the output from List mode is shown here:
You can switch off the headings by using the -h flag.
Where possible, the ssa_getdump command translates the adapter UID into the
adapter name, for example, ssa0. If the command cannot translate the adapter UID, it
leaves the ADAP field blank (see the third line of output in the example).
You can limit the search to specific disk drives or adapters by adding various optional
arguments to the command.
Attention:
The command uses space in the tmp file when it copies a file. If the available space is
not large enough, the command fails. Some dumps can be large.
Copy Mode
In Copy mode, the command copies data from a specified disk drive to a specified
output location. You must specify the disk drive and the output location.
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