Fault Analyzer for z/OS

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IBM® Fault Analyzer for z/OS® is a problem determination tool for System z™.

When one of your applications ends abnormally, it helps you identify the cause, analyze the failure and fix the problem.

• Provides support for analyzing CICS® application and system failures, WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS system failures, WebSphere MQ application failures, IMS™ application failures and DB2® application failures
• Helps you analyze failures when they occur or reanalyze them after the fact
• Expands error messages and codes that apply to your failure with interactive reanalysis and includes a feature for using application-specific messages and codes to supplement those supplied by IBM
• Creates a fault history file with an interactive display that helps you track and manage application failures
• Starts automatically when an application fails, eliminating the need to recompile programs or change the job control language (JCL)
• Introduces, as part of V8.1, CICS Web services awareness to support service-oriented architecture (SOA), support for CICS V3.2, restructured interactive reanalysis menus and logic that detects and analyzes CICS storage violations.

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Analyst report
The truth is out: IBM problem determination tools are a step ahead. (PDF, 600KB)

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Executive Summary (PDF, 132KB)

Product framework

Family overview z/OS Problem Determination Tools Improve the health of your application portfolios with this powerful suite of tools. System z servers Respond to business conditions quickly and with flexibility with world-class IBM mainframe technology. Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS Get extensive performance analysis, monitoring and reporting for many of your mainframe applications and programs. Debug Tool for z/OS Examine, monitor and control the execution of many of your mainframe programs with a remote debugger. Workload Simulator for z/OS and OS/390® Conduct stress, performance, regression, function and capacity planning tests for your mainframe applications. View all

Additional products, services and solutions

Products File Export for z/OS Now populating your test environments with data or migrating application data to new environments is quick and easy. Services z/OS Problem Determination Tools services A team of highly skilled consultants is available to help you make the most of your problem determination investment. View all additional offerings