WAS v8.5 > Troubleshoot > Work with Diagnostic Providers

View the run time state data or configuring the state data collection specifications for a Diagnostic Provider

Use the dmgr console to navigate to the state data that can be used to check the health of a server runtime component, or we can configure the state data to be collected for a server.

You must have sufficient authority to execute the action. In the server selection topology section, use the view state data radio button to go to the list of registered diagnostic providers. Use the change state data collection specification radio button to modify the state collection specification for the runtime components for a server. Runtime components that have associated diagnostic providers can include their Diagnostic Provider ID (DPID) in their log entries. If you know the DPID, we can enter it directly in the quick link text box.

1. Start the administration console.

2. Select Troubleshooting.

3. Select Diagnostic Provider.

4. Select State Data.

5. Select the View State Data radio button to simply look at the state data, or select the Change state data collection specification radio button to change the configuration.
6. Either directly enter a Diagnostic Provider ID in the Quick link using diagnostic provider ID text box, or select a process (cluster / node / server) from the available processes displayed at the bottom of the panel.

   • If you chose the View State Data radio button, a panel listing the available Diagnostic Providers appears. Choose one of the providers by clicking on it. A panel displaying the state data appears.

   • If you chose the Change state data collection specification radio button, a panel appears containing a list of the available Diagnostic Providers and a text entry block. The state collection specification for the selected process is managed from this panel. Select one of the available providers using the checkbox next to it.

Subtopics

• Diagnostic Provider State Collection Specification
  The State Collection specification provides a mechanism for indicating what additional data diagnostic providers in the system should retain in cases where this additional data could be useful for problem determination or application tuning.
• State Data Quick Link or Server Selection
  Use this panel to select a server or cluster to either view collected state data, or to configure state data to collect for a Diagnostic Provider.
• State data
  Use this panel to view the current state data for a Diagnostic Provider on a selected server or cluster.
• Detailed state specification
  Use this panel to view the attributes and descriptions of the Diagnostic Provider that we have selected.
• Change state specification
  Use this panel to add a Diagnostic Provider and its attributes to the specification for collecting state data.
• Modify the State Collection Specification from wsadmin scripts
  In addition to modifying the State Collection Specification from the dmgr console, we can also modify these settings using scripts and wsadmin.
• Diagnostic Provider State Collection Specification
  The State Collection specification provides a mechanism for indicating what additional data diagnostic providers in the system should retain in cases where this additional data could be useful for problem determination or application tuning.
• State Data Quick Link or Server Selection
  Use this panel to select a server or cluster to either view collected state data, or to configure state data to collect for a Diagnostic Provider.
• State data
  Use this panel to view the current state data for a Diagnostic Provider on a selected server or cluster.
• Detailed state specification
  Use this panel to view the attributes and descriptions of the Diagnostic Provider that we have selected.
• Change state specification
  Use this panel to add a Diagnostic Provider and its attributes to the specification for collecting state data.
• Modify the State Collection Specification from wsadmin scripts
  In addition to modifying the State Collection Specification from the dmgr console, we can also modify these settings using scripts and wsadmin.

Related information:

Diagnostic Providers (selection)

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