Troubleshooting problems

Resources for troubleshooting
z/OSMF is composed of a number of system "layers," each maintaining a different set of diagnostic information. Some errors that are intercepted at the lowest system levels can surface at the user interface layer. Some errors appear as messages in a CIM log, and others might be issued as standard z/OS messages to the system logs (SYSLOG or OPERLOG).

Tools and techniques for troubleshooting
This section describes the tools and techniques available for troubleshooting problems with z/OSMF.

Common problems and scenarios
z/OSMF is based on a stack of components, starting with the application running in the user's workstation web browser and extending to the base z/OS functions and components that deliver much of the underlying function. This section discusses troubleshooting topics, procedures and tools for recovering from a set of known issues.