Second failure data capture in co-operating multi-image systems

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device encoded with a computer-readable program for capturing trace diagnostic information, the computer-readable program having code that when executed by a processor in a computer system, enables the processor to:

• check whether one or more of a plurality of software images is executing a same software as a first software image of the plurality of software images;
• capture a first trace diagnostic information associated with a first failure in the first software image within a log file;
• distribute the first trace diagnostic information from the log file to others of the plurality of software images;
• configure the others of the plurality of software images to capture a second trace diagnostic information associated with a second failure in another image of the plurality of software images;
• determine whether a same software component has failed in the first software image and the another one of the plurality of software images;
• in response to determining the same software component has failed in the first software image and the another one of the plurality of software images, capture a detailed trace diagnostic information for the software component in the another one of the plurality of software images;
• combine the first trace diagnostic information associated with the first failure with the second trace diagnostic information associated with the second failure;
• analyze the combined trace diagnostic information determine a cause of the first failure;
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• identify one or more actions to prevent further failures based on the cause of the first failure.