[Fix Pack 11 or later]

First failure data capture (FFDC)

When a failure occurs during product runtime processing, the (FFDC) feature instantly collects information about the events and errors that lead up to the failure. The captured data can then be used to analyze the problem. After a maximum number of days, these files are automatically deleted from your system.

After the information is collected, and saved in a log file, FFDC returns control to the affected engines.

By default, a FFDC log file is automatically purged seven days it is created. You can configure the amount of days between purges if you are concerned about the amount of space that the FFDC log files are using.

Two FFDC implementations are provided in the product:
Both of these FFDC implementations support the OnDirProvider type functionality that is configurable using the com.ibm.ffdc.log Java environment variable. The OnDirProvider functionality includes a built-in provider that stores incidents as separate files in a directory, along with a separate summary file. The com.ibm.ffdc.log Java environment variable can be set to the following values:

Specifying a value for the com.ibm.ffdc.log Java environment variable is the only configuration change that you need to make to exploit the OnDirProvider functionality. The new FFDC also provides mechanisms to overly choose this provider or to use your own WebSphere provider.

Avoid trouble: If the default setting for automatic purging of FFDC information is too long for your environment, see the topic Configuring first failure data capture log file purges for a description of how you can modify the length of time that the FFDC information is retained on your system.gotcha



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