Portal, Express Beta Version 6.1 Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux,Windows

Logging and tracing

If you are experiencing a problem, you might want to enable tracing and then recreate the problem to capture more log information. You can enable logging and tracing for software that is shipped with WebSphere Portal Express. Enabling tracing makes log output more verbose. For example, you can enable tracing within WebSphere Application Server to obtain information about application servers and other processes.

Links to important WebSphere Portal Express tracing questions

How do I turn on WebSphere Portal Express trace logging?

See Trace logging for information.

What are the different trace settings and where are the logged?

See run_logs.html#run_logs__wps_log for information.

How do change the location of my logs?

See Changing the log file name and location

• WebSphere Portal Express logs
  
• WebSphere Portal Express run-time logs
  If tracing is enabled, IBM^® WebSphere^® Portal Express generates a log file during run time that contains messaages and trace information.
• WebSphere Application Server tracing and log files
  
• Logging and tracing in Portal Search
  This topic describes how you can enable logging and tracing for Portal Search in order to obtain more information.
• Virtual Member Manager tracing files
  
• System event logging
  
• Transcoding Technology logging and tracing
  
• Web Content Management tracing files
  
• Configuring WebSphere Portal Express for site analysis logging
  
• Troubleshooting Web 2.0 issues
  Learn how to troubleshoot and debug issues that result from using the portal Web 2.0 theme.