Summary of changes

This edition of the documentation provides information applicable to Fault Analyzer Version 17 Release 1. Changes to the latest release are indicated by a "|" change bar in the left margin of the page in the PDF format of the documentation.

Latest service:

For information about the problems that have been addressed in each APAR, see Latest PTFs for IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS.

October 2026 (V17R1M0, first edition)

This edition of the documentation contains minor clarifications and corrections, as well as the following significant changes relative to the previous version:

Modernizing the mainframe with Artificial Intelligence enhancements: IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS® 17.1.0 introduces the following AI capabilities:
- IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS Abend Intelligence provides real-time host-based AI analysis. It automatically analyzes abends on z/OS using a large language model (LLM) and displays formatted Markdown reports directly in interactive reanalysis. For details, see:
  - The AI analysis report
  - Installing and configuring IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS Abend Intelligence
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: Provides a workstation-hosted Java server on Windows that connects to external AI assistants to z/OSMF REST APIs, enabling assistants to search history files, read SDSF job spools, retrieve fault reports, and extract application source code. For details, see:
  - Asynchronous AI analysis using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
  - Configuring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
The new CompileDateCheck option specifies whether Fault Analyzer scans user programs in the event list to check if any were compiled within a specified number of days before the abend . If Fault Analyzer detects recently compiled user programs, the synopsis section of the fault analysis report includes a note. For details, see CompileDateCheck.
Two new commands have been added:
- HTTP command: displays formatted HTTP data located at a specified storage address. See HTTP for the complete command syntax and see Displaying formatted HTTP data (HTTP) for information about how to use this command and interact with the results.
- XML command: displays formatted XML data located at a specified storage address. See XML for the complete command syntax and see Displaying formatted XML (XML) for information about how to use this command and interact with the results.
The LISTHF, LISTHFDUP, and DELETE control statements of the IDIUTIL utility are updated to support the IMS_PGM parameter. You can use this qualifier to filter fault entries based on the IMS program name.
For more details, see LISTHF control statement, LISTHFDUP control statement, and DELETE control statement.
The ability to provide a user name or title when creating a fault entry from interactive MVS dump analysis has been provided. For details, see Creating a fault entry.