A method for using ancillary processors and memory to speed critical data
capture includes building a list memory address ranges associated with a
secondary partition. The memory address ranges are located in central
storage memory and contain the data to be captured. The method also
includes reading the data from the memory address ranges and writing the
data to a portion of memory reserved by a first partition as a capture
pool. The capture pool is also located in central storage memory and is
not accessible by the secondary partition. The invention also includes a
system for using ancillary processors and storage to speed time critical
data captured.