The information on EREP is divided into two manuals:
| MANUAL |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| EREP User’s Guide |
Introductory and explanatory information about
EREP and detailed process information for the person who may not know
how to set up a job to run EREP. |
| EREP Reference |
Reference information in quick-look-up format—for
the person who is familiar with EREP and the process of setting it
up, but who wants to check out syntax, message wording, or coding
rules. |
The information in this manual is divided into the following topics:
- General Reference Information
provides detailed information on how to create, use, and correct problems
with EREP reports. It contains:
- Introduction to EREP Controls,
provides a preview of the information in the topics of part 1.
- EREP Parameters,
presents the syntax and coding rules for all EREP keyword parameters.
- EREP Control Statements,
presents the format and coding rules for EREP control statements.
- Error Records for EREP,
presents general information about the records that EREP uses, showing
format and contents.
- Correcting EREP Job Set-Up Problems,
provides information about methods to identify and correct EREP job
set up problems.
- EREP Messages,
lists the IFC-prefixed messages as they appear in EREP output with
explanations and recommended responses. Also included are such problem
determination aids as the EREP return codes, standard problem determination
tables, and the DEBUG parameter.
- Codes for Control Units, OBRs, and MDRs,
lists the control unit codes, outboard record (OBR) codes, and miscellaneous
data record (MDR) codes.
- Examples of Output from Reports
provides descriptions and examples of each report to help you select
the reports you need to adequately monitor your installation.
- System Summary Report,
provides an overview of errors for each of your installation’s principal
parts or subsystems: processors (CPU), channels, subchannels, storage,
operating system control programs (SCPs), and I/O subsystems.
- Trends Report,
presents the pattern and frequency of errors on a daily basis. You
can use this performance trend to see when the errors began, their
pattern, and when they end.
- Event History Report,
consists of one-line abstracts of selected information from each record.
The event history report shows errors in a time sequence that allows
you to see how often and in what order errors occur.
- System Exception Report Series,
is a series of reports that list software and hardware error data
in a variety of ways to help you identify problems within your subsystems.
- Threshold Summary Report,
shows all the permanent read/write errors, temporary read/write errors,
and media statistics for each volume mounted, using the OBR and MDR
records, for 3410, 3420, and 8809 tape devices. The system exception
series is a replacement for the threshold summary. Consider switching
to the system exception series.
- Detail Edit and Summary Reports,
provide environmental information, hexadecimal dumps and summaries
of errors to determine their nature and causes.
- Product-Dependent Information
contains information specific to particular IBM ® machines and device
types supported by EREP. The product-dependent information is presented
by product group, as follows:
Note: This publication also includes a Glossary of terms and
a list of the IBM publications mentioned or associated with the use
of EREP.