To some folks, the MVS System Trace probably looks like "Matrix" code but, like so many other things on our platform, it's actually intended to be human readable and the information it contains is priceless -- whether you've suffered an abend, are in a hard loop, have a performance issue, or just want to understand what's going on while a program is running. The presenter will discuss how to glean information from the MVS System Trace in various common scenarios and will provide useful advice for configuring both the system and your program to ensure the MVS System Trace has everything you and your software vendors need to debug even the most challenging issue.

Speaker(s): Edward Jaffe (Chief Technology Officer)