Use the trace commands

Use the server tasks trace command provided as by the pdadmin utility to manage trace components.

We can use the trace command to complete the following operations:

trace list

List all available trace components

trace set

Enable the trace level and trace message destination for a component and its subordinates

trace show

Show the name and level for all enabled trace components or for the specified component

For information about the server task trace command, see server task trace.

• List available trace components
  We can list the specified component or all components available to gather and report trace information.
• Enable trace
  Use the server task trace set command to enable the gathering of trace information for the specified component and level.
• Show enabled trace components
  We can list all enabled trace components or a specific enabled component.
• Change the name and location of trace files
  Trace log file locations and names depends on which ISAM component is being traced.

Parent topic: Trace event logs