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    IMS Diagnostic Approaches

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    This class will teach you to understand the IMS software diagnostic process and to know what documentation is required to solve IMS software problems. IMS address space and Task Control Block (TCB) structures along with associated IMS control block structures will be examined to provide you with a roadmap to manuever through the diagnostic maze. Focus will be given to using Interactive Problem Control System (IPCS) and the IMS Interactive Dump Formatter to become familiar with IMS dumps

    IMS Diagnostic Approaches
    Table of contents
    1. Short Summary
    2. Modality
    3. Cost
    4. Publish date
    5. Retire date
    6. Duration
    7. Agenda
    8. Objectives
    9. Brand/Department
    10. Product
    11. Skill Level
    12. Key Topics
    13. Audience
    14. Labs
    15. Follow-on Courses
    Short Summary

    This course is taught in a web conference medium with live instructor audio, and internet web conferenced materials. Students have chat type Q&A ability, plus live audio. The course is taug

    Modality

    Classroom or Instructor-led online

    Cost

    paid

    Amount

    300

    Publish Date

    July 12, 2004

    Retire Date

    January 30, 2028

    Duration

    24 hours

    Agenda
    • Review IMS documentation setup process
    • IMS and z/os control block structure overview
    • IPCS analysis overview
    • IMS Wait analysis overview
    • IMS abend analysis overview
    • IMS dump analysis exercises
    Objectives
    • Learn IBM's recommendations for IMS diagnostic setup
    • Understand the usage of the IMS Interactive Dump Formatter
    • Identify the key z/os IPCS commands that are useful for IMS problem diagnostics
    • Describe the methodology for debugging IMS ABENDs
    • Describe the methodology for debugging IMS waits/loops
    Brand/Department

    IBM Z - Information Management Solution

    Product

    IBM Information Management System (IMS)

    Skill Level

    Instructor: advanced, Student: intermediate

    Key Topics

    IMS, Web, Database, Transaction, Diagnosis, z/os, CMW66G, CMW66

    Audience
    • IMS System Programmers responsible for supporting IMS and diagnosing IMS problems.
    Labs

    Yes


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    Follow-on Courses

    Not provided.