We replaced Abendaid with Fault Analyzer. The programmers complained (I was one of the complainers) but the cost savings were substantial (so they tell me).
FA works for IMS and CICS dumps as well. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:21, Schumacher, Otto <[email protected]>wrote: > Do I understand correctly Fault analyzer software can eliminate the need > for Dumpmaster(Macro4) and/or the Abendaid products(Compuware)? Is this also > true for CICS and IMS online dumps? > > Regards > Otto schumacher > > HP Enterprise Services > Infrastructure Specialist > Ahold Account > CICS & Capacity Technical Support > P.O. Box 6462 > 2000 Wade Hampton Blvd. > LC1-302 > Greenville, South Carolina, 29606 > Cell: 864 449 1755 > Tel: 864 987-1417 > Fax: 864 987-4500 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John P Kalinich > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion > > Peter Farley of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > wrote on 02/10/2010 08:26:27 AM: > > > I am told by my sysprogs that Fault Analyzer requires the ADATA output > > file of the compiler to be allocated in the production JCL in order to > > analyze production abends the first time they occur. This is a > > non-starter for us, thousands of JCL's would have to change. YMMV. > > You can specify the compiler listing PDS names in the Fault Analyzer > PARMLIB member IDICNFxx, so you do not have to change any JCL. If the > compiler listing is not available, FA will perform a real-time analysis of > the abend, but it will not use any source code information. > > After the fact, FA can perform an interactive re-analysis of the abend > using the information written to the FA History file. Before re-analysis, > FA will prompt you for a compiler listing file. This gives you the option > to compile after abend and let FA use that source code information. > > Regards, > John K > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > > > Behalf Of Vince Getgood > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:10 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion > > > > > > I'd also be interested in any comments, as we're looking to do exactly > > the > > > same thing. > > > > > > We're also considering replacing: - > > > > > > Abend/AID & Abend/AID CICS with Fault analyser > > > Xpediter TSO & Xpediter CICS with Debug tool > > > Strobe & iStrobe with Application performance analyser > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
