IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS is a mainframe problem-determination tool that captures contextual runtime information at the time of an ABEND and produces a consolidated analysis report to accelerate root-cause identification while supporting batch and interactive reanalysis.
Published Oct 13, 2026
| Starting Price | Quote-based (not publicly listed) | Quote-based (not publicly listed on marketing page) | Included with z/OS tooling stack (labor cost is high) |
| Recommended users | IBM Z environments seeking IBM-native abend analytics, ISPF workflows, and IBM tooling integrations | Organizations standardized on BMC AMI DevX suite; strong abend workflow automation messaging | Teams with deep system programming expertise or those preferring native tooling without additional vendors |
| Key Strength | Automated capture and structured fault reports; batch/interactive reanalysis; designed to integrate with IBM Z subsystems | Emphasizes automated detection/diagnosis and integration with BMC portfolio | Full low-level control and transparency; available without additional third-party tooling |
| Key Weakness | Limited independent review coverage; plugin/history-dataset access issues reported in some cases; pricing opacity | Opaque pricing; may require broad BMC ecosystem adoption | Steep learning curve and slow for non-experts; labor-intensive |
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