FFDCLOGNAME

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The FFDCLOGNAME option specifies a name for the first failure data capture (FFDC) log.

The FFDC log file is used to gather diagnostic information about the server. When an error occurs, data about the error is written to the FFDC log file. This information can be provided to IBM Support to help diagnose problems. The FFDC log file is in the server instance directory.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFFDCLOGNAMEdsmffdc.logfile_name

Parameters

file_name
Specifies a file name for the FFDC log file. The file name can be a fully qualified file name or a file name relative to the server instance directory. The default value is dsmffdc.log.

Examples

ffdclogname /tsminst1/tsmffdc.log
ffdclogname tsmffdc.log
ffdclogname c:\tsmserv1\tsmffdc.log