Messages Guide

Use this section to interpret Strobe messages and ABEND codes. You can also view message explanations online with the Strobe/ISPF Online Message Facility, Option M from the Strobe/ISPF Strobe Options menu.

This section describe the messages and abnormal termination (ABEND) codes produced by the Strobe Application Performance Measurement System, a program product designed for IBM z/OS systems. It lists each message, followed by probable causes, the Strobe system response, and the recommended course of action. For each ABEND code, the space provides the code number and describes the probable cause of the ABEND.

Strobe Library

The Strobe product spaces include:

  • Advanced-Configuration-Guide: Includes more advanced configuration tasks not described in the installation space.
  • Strobe Installation and Configuration Guide: Explains how to install and maintain Strobe.
  • Strobe Interpretation and Analysis User Guide: Explains how to decide which programs and online regions to measure, when to measure them, and how to interpret the reports in the Strobe Performance Profile.
  • : Lists all messages and abnormal termination (ABEND) codes, describes how to interpret them, and in many cases suggests a corrective action.
  • Options-guide: Describes the optional features of the Strobe Application Performance Measurement System. This space is divided into parts, with each part describing measurement concepts applicable to, and specific data made available by, each of the following options:
    • Strobe for Adabas/Natural
    • Strobe for Advantage CA-IDMS
    • Strobe for CA Gen
    • Strobe for CICS
    • Strobe for Db2
    • Strobe for IMS
    • Strobe Interface
    • Strobe for WebSphere MQ
    • Strobe for z/OS UNIX System Services.
  • User-Guide: Explains how to use Strobe and AutoStrobe to measure application performance.

On the BMC Support Center website, the Strobe documentation set also includes:

  • Compuware Installer Mainframe Products SMP/E Installation Guide: Describes the RFN and SMP/E installation procedures for installing all z/OS versions of Compuware mainframe products. This document is part of the Enterprise Common Components documentation set.
  • Strobe Release Notes: Describes the enhancements, required supported environments, and any technical notes or known issues for the current release.

Online Documentation

Strobe spaces are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format at the BMC Support Center website at https://www.bmc.com/support/support-central.html.

Online Help

Strobe products provide the following online information:

  • Strobe/ISPF Online Tutorials, Option T from the Strobe/ISPF Strobe Options menu
  • Strobe/ISPF Online Message Facility, Option M from the Strobe/ISPF Strobe Options menu

Other Compuware application performance management products

The following products work in conjunction with the Strobe Application Performance Measurement System. These tools extend the benefits of application performance management (APM).

iStrobe

iStrobe enables you to view and analyze Strobe Performance Profile data on a workstation using a standard Web browser. Easy to install and easy to use, iStrobe guides you through the performance analysis process and offers recommendations for improving performance. iStrobe simplifies the performance analysis of applications that you measure with Strobe. For more information on iStrobe, see the iStrobe online help.

SQL Analysis

For users of iStrobe and Strobe for Db2, this option provides access path analysis and database and SQL coding recommendations for Db2 applications. SQL Analysis pinpoints the most resource-consumptive static or dynamic SQL statements, explains why these statements might be inefficient, and provides recommendations for improving the performance of the Db2 application. For more information on SQL Analysis, see the User-Guide.

Compuware APM Service Offerings

For North American customers, for information about current service offerings, please contact your local Compuware sales office or call Compuware Corporate Headquarters at 1-800-compuware (266-7892). You may also visit Compuware’s Strobe Application Performance Monitoring and Analysis page at https://compuware.com/strobe-mainframe-performance-monitoring.

For other international customers, please contact your local Compuware office or Strobe supplier for a complete list of Services offerings.

How this section is organized

Overview-of-Strobe-messages explains where to find Strobe messages, how to interpret them, and how to act on them.

 Messages-Produced-by-the-Installation-Program mesages produced lists Strobe installation messages in numerical order by message number.

Messages-Produced-by-Strobe lists the messages in numerical order by message number and groups them by the component of the Strobe system that issued the message.

Messages-Returned-by-Global-Monitoring lists the messages in numerical order by message number and groups them by the component of the Global Monitoring feature that issued the message.

Abend-Codes-Returned-by-Strobe describes abnormal termination (ABEND) codes, lists them numerically by code number, and identifies the reason that the ABEND occurred.


 

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