Overview of available tools and service aids

This topic provides an overview of the tools and service aids in detail. The topics that follow contain a brief description of each tool or service aid, reasons why you would use it, and a reference to the topic or document that covers the tool or service aid in detail. (Most of the detailed information about tools and service aids is in this document.)

A description of tools and service aids are included in the following sections:

Dumps, see Table 1
Traces, see Table 1
First Failure Support Technology™, see First Failure Support Technology (FFST)
Display commands, see Display commands
System service aids, see Table 1

In the tables that follow, the dumps, traces, or service aids are listed by frequency of use.

Tip: The traces given in this document are only examples. Traces in your environment can differ from these examples because of different options selected.