4.4.5 Viewing run time attributes of an appserver

To view run time attributes...

1.	Select Servers  | Application Servers to display the list of servers.

2.	Click the server name to access the detail page.

3.	If the server is running, you will see both a Configuration tab and Runtime tab. If it is not running, you will see only a Configuration tab. Click the Runtime tab. Figure 4-22 shows the Runtime tab and the information it provides.

Figure 4-22 Application server Runtime tab

4.	From the Runtime tab, you have access to the following:

A list of messaging engines that run on this appserver. There will be one messaging engine for each bus that the server is a member of.

Access to the Diagnostic Provider service, allowing you to query current configuration data, state, and to initiate diagnostic tests.

Transaction Service properties allow you to specify settings for the transaction service. You can change the timeout settings while the server is running, but not the transaction log directory setting.

Figure 4-23 Transaction service options and settings

You can also view or act on transactions in the following states by clicking Review to the right of the state. This action is not normally necessary, but in an exceptional situation it might be useful.

Manual transactions

These transactions await administrative completion. For each transaction, the local or global ID is displayed. You can display each transaction resource and its associated resource manager. You can choose also to commit or rollback transactions in this state.

Retry transactions

These are transactions with some resources being retried. For each transaction, the local or global ID is displayed, and whether the transaction is committing or rolling back. You can display each transaction resource and its associated resource manager. You can choose also to finish, or abandon retrying, transactions in this state.

Heuristic transactions

These are transactions that have completed heuristically. For each transaction, the local or global ID and the heuristic outcome is displayed. You can display each transaction resource and its associated resource manager. You can also choose to clear the transaction from the list.

Imported prepared transactions

Transactions imported and prepared but not yet committed. For each transaction, the local or global ID is displayed. You can display each transaction resource and its associated resource manager. You can also choose to commit or rollback transactions in this state.

Performance Monitoring Service settings allow you to change the instrumentation levels while the server is running.

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