DAMP is a program for analyzing diagnosis objects interactively. The diagnosis objects involved may be a dump file or an active BS2000 system.
DAMP can be used to virtually and symbolically analyze dump files containing a BS2000 system as well as an active BS2000 system. It also supports a real analysis of dump files which were created by some other operating system or which reflect a BS2000 system with damaged BS2000 structures. If the dump file structures are also corrupt, it may still be possible to perform an “emergency analysis” as a PAM file.
In order to work with DAMP, you will need to be familiar with the system and experienced in the field of diagnostics, since there is no provision for guided screen dialogs.
The program DAMP which is described here runs on the following servers and operating system versions:
on /390 servers: BS2000/OSD-BC V11.0 and higher
on x86 servers 1: BS2000/OSD-BC V11.0 (OSD/XC V11.0) and higher
1On x86 servers, DAMP runs in emulated form
DAMP can process any dump files that were created on the following servers, regardless of which BS2000 version is currently active.
on /390 servers as of BS2000/OSD-BC V8.0
on x86 servers as of BS2000/OSD-BC V8.0 (OSD/XC V4.0)
DAMP requires the access method ANITA V21.0 to analyze dump files from BS2000 V21.0. ANITA V21.0 is available with a correction version for BS2000/OSD-BC V11.0 and higher.