IPCS can process as a dump the central storage for the address space in which IPCS is currently running, private storage, and any common storage accessible by an unauthorized problem state program. Users running z/OS® R2 IPCS on a z/OS R2 system who have been authorized READ access to facility class resource BLSACTV.ADDRSPAC may view storage that is fetch-protected from application code.

IPCS does not create a storage map when processing active storage, but it does maintain a limited symbol table. Limitations on IPCS subcommands exist when processing active storage.