- FFST for Multiple Virtual Storage (FFST/MVS*) in a Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture (MVS/ESA*) environment
- FFST for Virtual Machine (FFST/VM*) in a Virtual Machine/Enterprise Systems Architecture* (VM/ESA*) environment
FFST/MVS also incorporates its own technology by including software probes in its own code. FFST/MVS processes these software probes using its internal FFDC function. When one of these internal software probes is triggered, FFST/MVS issues a symptom string that describes the event. This symptom string appears in the dump and in the generic alert. The dump is a member of a partitioned data set, which is specified in the FFST/MVS startup procedure. The FFDC messages describe the member name and the data set that contain the dump; you can format the dump using the FFST dump formatting program, EPWDMPFM. For more information, see Chapter 3, "Using FFST Output" in topic 3.0.
The software probes that FFST/MVS processes with its FFDC function can also be triggered for FFST/VM. However, FFST/VM does not have the FFDC function. As a result, when one of these software probes is triggered, FFST issues messages containing only the software probe's symptom string.
This book explains how to perform the following tasks:
- Use commands to control FFST operation
- Use the different types of FFST output to identify and analyze software events
The following people should read this book:
- System operators who need to control FFST operation
- Support personnel who use FFST output to identify and analyze software events