When I first joined IBM back in 1998 I hated IPCS and its magic incantations so much that I wrote my own system dump analyzer in Java (svcdump.jar and later zebedee). That was mainly aimed at extracting Java heap dumps and stack traces but it also did native LE stack traces and there was also an option to format the systrace which attempted to translate PSWs into the closest function name - quite handy for analyzing loops and things. I also started on a web GUI which was good for displaying memory (along with ascii/ebcdic representation) where you could just click on an address and it would take you there.
There's loads of potential for modern IPCS alternatives, just needs time and access to all that secret knowledge :) Cheers, Dave Griffiths IBM Operational Decision Manager z/OS Developer IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester, SO21 2JN, UK Tel: +44 1962 816478 Mobile: 07590 195531 [email protected] From: "Cannaerts, Jan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 03/09/2015 10:41 Subject: IPCS Magicians (was: Smaller Private Area in DR) Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> >I believe using IPCS and reading dumps is a dying art practised only by a few magicians these days. A shame, really. If someone showed interest in becoming such a fabled magician, what direction would you point said someone to? _Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
