VAX/VMS Internals Supplementary Update Material

This document is supplementary update material for VAX/VMS Version 4.4, specifically focusing on enhancements and changes made since VAX/VMS Version 4.0. It is prepared by Educational Services of Digital Equipment Corporation.

The document is divided into sections:

• Introduction: Briefly explains that changes have been made to the System Dump Analyzer (SDA) and VAX/VMS documentation since V4.0, and this update module provides an overview.
• Objectives: Outlines what the reader should be able to do after reviewing the material, including recognizing documentation changes and using new SDA commands.
• Changes in VAX/VMS Documentation: A table detailing how various V4.0 or V4.2 manuals have been updated or combined into new manuals for V4.4.
• Overview of the New System Dump Analyzer (SDA) Commands: Introduces the new SDA commands ATTACH and SPAWN, and new qualifiers for EVALUATE, EXAMINE, and SEARCH commands.
• Examples and Additional Information: Provides detailed examples of using the new commands and qualifiers, including ATTACH, SPAWN, EVALUATE/PSL, EVALUATE/PTE, EVALUATE/SYMBOLS, EXAMINE/NOSUPPRESS, EXAMINE/PTE, SEARCH/LENGTH, and SEARCH/STEPS.
• Other Comments on SDA: Includes notes on the COPY command's effect on dump pages, enhancements to the SET PROCESS and SHOW PROCESS commands for process names, and the addition of the system identification register to the SHOW CRASH command.

The document concludes with an example of the SHOW CRASH command output, displaying system crash information.