Example: Invoking the name space dump tool

It is often helpful to view a dump of the name space to understand why a naming operation is failing. You can invoke the name space dump tool from the command line or from a program. Examples of each option follow.

Invoking the name space dump tool from a command line

Invoke the name space dump tool from a command line by entering either of the following commands:

dumpNameSpace -host myhost.mycompany.com -port 901

or:

dumpNameSpace -url corbaloc:iiop:myhost.mycompany.com:901

There are several command-line options to choose from. For detailed help on the options, enter either of the following commands:

dumpNameSpace -help

or:

dumpNameSpace -?

Invoking the name space dump tool from a Java program

You can dump name spaces from a program with the com.ibm.websphere.naming.DumpNameSpace API. Refer to the WebSphere Application Server API documentation for details on the DumpNameSpace program interface.

The following example illustrates how to invoke the name space dump tool from a Java program:

{
   ...
   import javax.naming.Context;
   import javax.naming.InitialContext;
   import com.ibm.websphere.naming.DumpNameSpace;
   ...
   java.io.PrintStream filePrintStream = ...
   Context ctx = new InitialContext();
   // Starting context for dump    ctx = (Context) ctx.lookup("cell/nodes/node1/servers/server1");
   DumpNameSpace dumpUtil =
      new DumpNameSpace(filePrintStream, DumpNameSpace.SHORT);
   dumpUtil.generateDump(ctx);
   ...
}

Related tasks
Troubleshooting name space problems

Related reference
dumpNameSpace tool