7 Chapter 7. Problem determination This chapter describes how to determine the cause of problems encountered with stand-alone Java applications on z/OS. The following topics are included: Problems with the z/OS environment Collecting data for problem determination Dump analysis and tools for problem determination Problem determination scenarios Additional information is in the Diagnostic Guide at: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/diagnosis/ © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. 183