Work with trace
Use trace to obtain detailed information about running the WAS components, including appservers, clients, and other processes in the environment.
Overview
Trace files show the time and sequence of methods called by WAS base classes, and you can use these files to pinpoint the failure. Collecting a trace is often requested by IBM technical support personnel. If you are not familiar with the internal structure of WAS, the trace output might not be meaningful to you.
Procedure
- Configure an output destination to which trace data is sent.
- Enable trace for the appropriate WAS or application components.
- Run the application or operation to generate the trace data.
- Analyze the trace data or forward it to the appropriate organization for analysis.
Results
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Enable trace on client and standalone applications
Trace and log configuration
Enable trace at server startup
Enable trace on a running server
Manage the appserver trace service
Trace output
Diagnostic trace service settings
Select a server to configure logging and tracing
Log and trace settings