Problem Determination

This appendix contains various subtopics that deal with methods of avoiding or detecting problems during SA z/OS automation. The following topics are discussed:

Maintaining System Status during a Status Forwarding Path Failure
SA z/OS uses processor operations functions and XCF to attempt to maintain the current status of a system, even if there is a failure in the status forwarding path. SA z/OS system operations uses XCF for both passive and active monitoring of system status. SA z/OS is able to use XCF to maintain system status for all systems in the sysplex.
Debugging and Tracing
This information describes the tracing and debugging facilities that are available with SA z/OS.