Other system function APIs

These APIs tell how to start dedicated service tools, start a main storage dump, and how to disable continuously powered main storage.

• Start dedicated service tools (DST) on the primary or alternate console (StartDST)
  You can have your program start the dedicated service tool (DST) on the primary or alternative console. To do this, use the API StartDST (use the uppercase and lowercase shown).
• Start a Main Storage Dump (StartMSD)
  To have your program start a main store dump, use the API StartMSD (use the uppercase and lowercase shown).
• Disable continuously powered main storage (CPM) (DisableCPM)
  To have your program disable the continuously powered main storage (CPM) on the system, use the API DisableCPM (use the uppercase and lowercase shown).