Methods and systems for troubleshooting remote systems through recreation of remote system scenarios

A debugging tool, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• logic, that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)/INDEX data set for a first VTOC/INDEX data of a remote system;
• create second VTOC/INDEX data from the VTOC/INDEX data set, the second VTOC/INDEX data being a replicated version of the first VTOC/INDEX data of the remote system;
• execute a second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data to reproduce an error, the second scenario being a replicated version of a first scenario that was executed on the remote system using the first VTOC/INDEX data that caused the error;
• and
• set up trace points in the second VTOC/INDEX data to start a debugging session while executing the second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)/INDEX Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) or American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) data set for a first VTOC/INDEX data of a remote system;
• creating second VTOC/INDEX data from the VTOC/INDEX (EBCDIC or ASCII) data set, the second VTOC/INDEX data being a replicated version of the first VTOC/INDEX data of the remote system;
• using a processor to execute a second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data to reproduce an error, the second scenario being a replicated version of a first scenario that was executed on the remote system using the first VTOC/INDEX data that caused the error;
• and
• setting up trace points in the second VTOC/INDEX data during a debugging session while executing the second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to receive a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)/INDEX data set for a first VTOC/INDEX data of a remote system;
• computer readable program code configured to create second VTOC/INDEX data from the VTOC/INDEX data set, the second VTOC/INDEX data being a replicated version of the first VTOC/INDEX data of the remote system;
• computer readable program code configured to execute a second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data to reproduce an error, the second scenario being a replicated version of a first scenario that was executed on the remote system using the first VTOC/INDEX data that caused the error;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to set up trace points in the second VTOC/INDEX data to start a debugging session while executing the second scenario using the second VTOC/INDEX data.