Where to start troubleshooting

NoteFor troubleshooting information about TRS, see the Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option Users Guide for Transaction Router Services. For explanations of specific error messages, see the Mainframe Connect Client Option and Server Option Messages and Codes.

At the client, the DirectConnect for z/OS Option workstation, and the mainframe levels, check components systematically to locate the problem. Depending on your setup, you may want to check for problems in this sequence:

  1. Connectivity

  2. Client application

  3. Client LAN

  4. Client network setup

  5. Major outage

  6. DirectConnect for z/OS Option workstation

  7. Connection from the client to the DirectConnect for z/OS Option workstation

  8. Connection from the DirectConnect for z/OS Option workstation to the mainframe

  9. Configuration between the transaction processor and the Server Option or Mainframe Connect DB2 UDB Option for IMS TM and MVS

For any of these problems, the appropriate system administrator should use normal troubleshooting procedures. For example: