I'm also wondering what it is? :) I can find this on googling: First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) - Is this an IBM s/w? Or available as an open source lib/tools etc?
thanks -Lilantha -----Original Message----- From: Davanum Srinivas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 7:17 AM To: Apache AXIS C Developers List Subject: Re: FFDC what's FFDC? :) -- dims On 5/13/05, John Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > time to discuss FFDC again :-) > > We'd really like to see FFDC being used in the code. Here are some > thoughts.... > > FFDC is meant to be used in areas where the exception was completely > unexpected. In WebSphere application server FFDC consists of two elements. > > 1. The Object Stack > is a list of "useful things to have" so that when an FFDC situation occurs > the FFDC handler has some information as to what state objects were in prior > to the Failure. This system is only as good as the information given put on > the stack and relies on developers putting the appropriate objects to the > stack. > > 2. FFDC at every exception > Websphere application server originally expected every exception to have an > FFDC record output. This led to situations where FFDC was being produced and > the exception was being thrown back up the stack. The next catcher would > then produce more FFDC. This is obviously not a good system. > > > I don't believe that it's possible to automate the putting in of FFDC and > that it's a completely manual process - thoughts? > > > Does everyone agree that we should have the Object stack or do we just want > an FFDC API only? I think the Object stack would be a good idea in certain > circumstances - it does require that you know the code-paths (and there > respective entry points). However, we really only have a couple of these > paths so it should be fairly obvious? > > Does anyone have any thoughts on the API? > > thoughts please? > > > cheers, > John. > > -- Davanum Srinivas - http://webservices.apache.org/~dims/ _______________ Siebel IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMER Visit www.siebel.com This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and/or privileged information belonging to Siebel Systems, Inc. or its customers or partners. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all soft and hard copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you for your cooperation.
