Tracing operations using the wsadmin scripting tool
We can enable and disable tracing with scripting and the wsadmin tool.
See the topic about starting the wsadmin tool.
Use a trace command to trace operations.
Tasks
- Enable wsadmin client tracing.
- Jacl:
$AdminControl trace com.ibm.*=all- Jython:
AdminControl.trace('com.ibm.*=all')where:
Attribute Definition $ is a Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value AdminControl is an object that enables the manipulation of MBeans running in a WebSphere server process trace is an AdminControl command com.ibm.*=all indicates to turn on tracing - Disable wsadmin client tracing.
- Jacl:
$AdminControl trace com.ibm.*=info- Jython:
AdminControl.trace('com.ibm.*=info')where:
Attribute Definition $ Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value AdminControl Enable the manipulation of MBeans running in a WebSphere server process trace AdminControl command com.ibm.*=info indicates to turn off tracing
The trace command changes the trace settings for the current session. We can change this setting persistently by editing the wsadmin.properties file. The property com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceString is read by the launcher during initialization. If it has a value, the value is used to set the trace.
The property com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceString can also be passed in as a javaoption through the command line. Passing the property through the command line changes the trace setting for the current session.
Enable Tracing wsadmin.sh -javaoption -Dcom.ibm.ws.scripting.traceString=com.ibm.*=all=enabledA related property, com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceFile, designates a file to receive all trace and logging information. The wsadmin.properties file contains a value for this property. Run the wsadmin tool with a value set for this property. It is possible to run without this property set, where all logging and tracing goes to the administrative console.
Start the wsadmin scripting client Enable trace on a running server Turning traces on and off in servers processes using scripting Configure traces using scripting Set up profile scripts to make tracing easier Dumping threads in server processes using scripting wsadmin AdminControl Commands for the AdminControl object