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How to examine First Failure Support Technology (FFST) files

FFST logs are written when a severe WebSphere MQ error occurs. They are written to the directory

/var/mqm/errors.

These are normally severe, unrecoverable errors and indicate either a configuration problem with the system or a WebSphere MQ internal error.

The files are named

AMQnnnnn.mm.FDC, where:

• nnnnn is the process id reporting the error

• mm is a sequence number, normally 0

When a process creates an FFST it also sends a record to the system log. The record contains the name of the FFST file to assist in automatic problem tracking.

The system log entry is made at the "user.error" level.

First Failure Support Technology is explained in detail in the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.

 

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