Configure traces using scripting

Use the wsadmin tool and scripting to configure traces for a configured server.

See the starting the wsadmin scripting client information.

Perform the following steps to set the trace for a configured server:

Tasks

1. Identify the server and assign it to the server variable:
   • Jacl:

     set server [$AdminConfig getid /Cell:mycell/Node:mynode/Server:server1/]
     

   • Jython:

     server = AdminConfig.getid('/Cell:mycell/Node:mynode/Server:server1/')
     print server
     

   Example output:

   server1(cells/mycell/nodes/mynode/servers/server1|server.xml#Server_1)
   

2. Identify the trace service belonging to the server and assign it to the tc variable:
   • Jacl:

     set tc [$AdminConfig list TraceService $server]
     

   • Jython:

     tc = AdminConfig.list('TraceService', server)
     print tc
     

   Example output:

   (cells/mycell/nodes/mynode/servers/server1|server.xml#TraceService_1)
   

3. Set the trace string. Set the trace string for a single component:
   • Jacl:

     $AdminConfig modify $tc {{startupTraceSpecification 
       com.ibm.websphere.management.*=all=enabled}}
     

   • Jython:

     AdminConfig.modify(tc, [['startupTraceSpecification',  
       'com.ibm.websphere.management.*=all=enabled']])
     

4. The following command sets the trace string for multiple components:
   • Jacl:

     $AdminConfig modify $tc {{startupTraceSpecification 
       com.ibm.websphere.management.*=all=enabled:com.ibm.ws.
       management.*=all=enabled:com.ibm.ws.runtime.*=all=enabled}}
     

   • Jython:

     AdminConfig.modify(tc, [['startupTraceSpecification',  
       'com.ibm.websphere.management.*=all=enabled:com.ibm.ws.
       management.*=all=enabled:com.ibm.ws.runtime.*=all=enabled']])
     

5. Save the configuration changes. See the saving configuration changes with the wsadmin tool information.
6. In a network deployment environment only, synchronize the node. See the synchronizing nodes with the wsadmin tool information.

Enable trace on a running server

Turning traces on and off in servers processes using scripting

Tracing operations

wsadmin AdminControl

Start the wsadmin scripting client

Save wsadmin configuration changes

Synchronize nodes

Commands for the AdminControl object