Interactive problem control system (IPCS)

The interactive problem control system (IPCS) provides installations with an interactive, online facility for diagnosing software failures. Using unformatted dumps, IPCS formats and analyzes them to produce reports that you either view at the terminal or print. As you examine the dump of a software failure, IPCS accumulates information about the dump. IPCS uses the information it gathers each time you process the dump.

See z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide for information on how to use IPCS and z/OS MVS IPCS Commands for information on the IPCS commands and examples.

See z/OS MVS IPCS Customization for product information and programming requirements needed to use IPCS and customize access to IPCS. It gives examples on writing various kinds of exit routines.

IPCS allows you to analyze these types of dumps:

System dumps, which include:
- ABEND dumps
- SVC dumps
- Stand alone dumps.
Tip: System dumps might include GTF trace data.
Live system storage
External GTF trace information written to direct access or tape storage devices.