The first failure data capture (FFDC) log file saves information that is generated from a processing failure. These files are deleted after a maximum number of days has passed. The captured data is saved in a log file for analyzing the problem.
The first failure data capture (FFDC) feature preserves the information that is generated from a processing failure and returns control to the affected engines. The captured data is saved in a log file for analyzing the problem. FFDC is intended primarily for use by IBM® Support. FFDC instantly collects events and errors that occur during the product runtime. The information is captured as it occurs and is written to a log file that can be analyzed by IBM Support personnel. The data is uniquely identified for the servant region that produced the exception.
FFDC is intended primarily for use by IBM Support. FFDC instantly collects events and errors that occur during the product runtime. The information is captured as it occurs and is written to a log file that can be analyzed by an IBM Support personnel. The data is uniquely identified for the servant region that produced the exception.
The log file purges in seven days by default. You can configure the amount of days between purges if you are concerned about the amount of disk space used by the FFDC log files.
The FFDC configuration properties files are located in the properties directory under the Application Server product installation. You must set the ExceptionFileMaximumAge property to the same value in all three files: ffdcRun.properties, ffdcStart.properties, and ffdcStop.properties. You can set the ExceptionFileMaximumAge property to configure the amount of days between purging the FFDC log files. The value of the ExceptionFileMaximumAge property must be a positive number. The FFDC feature does not affect the performance of the Application Server product.
The FFDC file management function removes the FFDC log files that have reached the maximum age and generates a message in the SystemOut.log file.
The FFDC file management function removes the FFDC log files that have reached the maximum age and generates a message in the SYSOUT of the server job log.
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