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Diagnosis
Abstract for PSF for z/OS: Diagnosis
Summary of changes
Who can answer questions about PSF
Diagnostician
IBM Support Center representative
IBM specialist
IBM change team member
Building a keyword string
Preparing to build the keyword string
Understanding keywords
Specifying component identification numbers
Specifying type-of-failure keywords
Using ABENDx
Using LOOP
Using WAIT
Using MSGx
Using INCORROUT
Using PERFM
Using DOC
Specifying module keywords
Specifying environment and printer keywords
Specifying version, release, and maintenance level keywords
Using the keyword string as a search argument
Preparing APARs
Using PSF operator interface commands
Initializing the operator interface
Starting traces
Stopping traces
Stopping printer FSAs
Displaying printer information in PSF
Displaying TCP/IP status in PSF
Using the PSF diagnostic tools
Diagnostic procedures
Abend
Loop or Wait
Error messages
Error messages that are not valid
Valid error messages
Incorrect output
Messages
Restartable abends
Dumps
Conditional dump
Dump specified in the Printer Inventory
Dump specified on the PRINTDEV statement
MVS abend dumps (direct-printing mode)
SVC dumps (deferred-printing mode)
Reading a dump
Traces
PSF internal wrap traces
PSF external traces
Notify subtask traces
FSA external traces
FSI traces
Understanding the impacts of tracing
Display functions
Displaying printer information
Requesting printer information with the PSF startup procedure
Allocating the partitioned data set
Specifying the DD statement
Viewing and printing the report
Requesting printer information with the MODIFY command
Displaying AFP Download Plus status
Displaying TCP/IP status
Summary reports
Stopping a printer FSA
Working with PSF Traces
Starting traces
Overview
Determining the kind of trace you want
Selecting a method to start a trace
Directing external traces
Specifying trace parameters in the Printer Inventory
Specifying trace parameters in the PSF startup procedure
Editing the PSF startup procedure
TRACE parameter on the PRINTDEV statement
PARM parameters on the EXEC statement
DD statements for PSF external trace output
Specifying trace parameters with the PSF operator interface
When to issue PSF operator interface commands
When operator interface commands are processed
Syntax of the PSF operator interface command
Specifying trace parameters in direct-printing mode JCL
Editing the print job JCL
Starting various traces
Starting a PSF internal trace at PSF initialization
Starting a PSF internal trace dynamically
Starting an NST trace at PSF initialization
Starting an NST trace dynamically
Starting an FSA full external trace at PSF initialization
Starting an FSA full external trace dynamically
Using a PSF-owned trace data set
Using the GTF trace data set
Starting NST and FSA full external traces dynamically
Starting an FSA limit external trace at PSF initialization
Starting an FSA limit external trace dynamically
Using a PSF-owned trace data set
Using the GTF trace data set
Starting an FSA IPDS external trace at PSF initialization
Starting an FSA IPDS external trace dynamically
Using a PSF-owned trace data set
Using the GTF trace data set
Stopping a trace
Stopping a trace with the PSF operator interface
Stopping traces without the PSF operator interface
Formatting and printing trace data
Printing GTF data
Determining trace entry layouts
Message-to-module cross-reference
Cross-reference of IPDS printer commands and structured fields
PSF reason codes
Printer information reports and system log output
Hardcopy report
Softcopy report
Softcopy record format
Glossary
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