Specifications

Interfaces
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Unrecognized channel - there is no channel with the
specified
identification.
Unrecognized target
- the Dump/Load Data Base was needed,
but
did not contain an entry for the specified target.
Channel in wrong state
- the channel is not in a state where a
dump operation can be done.
Funct ion:
Requests an up-line dump of the local system. This is the
communications channel equivalent of a system dumping itself to
local mass storage. Note that only one self-dump can be in
progress at a time.
If a second request is made before a previous
one completes,
the new request simply replaces the old one.
This
function is a call to the
Dump/Load Requester.
Inputs:
Channel-id
- the unique identification of the channel on which the
dump is to be done.
Destination-address
- the identification of the system that is to
assist
in the dump. Applicable only on multiaccess channels. If
applicable but not specified, the dump will go to whatever
system
is able to help.
Dump-address
- the address in local memory at which the dump is to
begin.
If not specified, the assisting system must assume an
address.
Dump-count
- the number of memory units to dump.
Memory units are
whatever is customary for the processor type; usually, but not
necessarily, eight bit bytes.
If not specified, the assisting
system must assume a count.
System-processor
- the processor type of the local system.
If not
specified, the assisting system must assume a type. Defined types
are in Appendix A.
Software-id
- the type of software that was running. If not
specified, the assisting system must assume a type. Defined types
are in Appendix A.
Other-info
- further, implementation-specific information. Zero
or more other-info parameters may be
included, each consisting of:
Parameter-id
- identification of the parameter.
Identifications are related to the standard parameters (e.9.
comrnunications-processor, system-bus) on an