Update Event Log Create Trace
Manages and schedules event trace log collections on local and remote systems.
Workflow inputs – Update Event Log Create Trace
Call Workflow Input | Description | Required | Default Value |
connection details | XML document conforming to the Connection Details common object that contains the information required to execute a command via command line. | Yes | n/a |
collection name | Specifies the name of the collection object | Yes | n/a |
provider name | Specifies the providers (trace data collectors) to use for trace data collection | Yes | n/a |
flag guid or level | Enter GUIDs enclosed by braces, flag masks, and integers (enable level).
Valid values: hexadecimal (OXFFFF) or (flag, flag) format. | Yes | n/a |
output format | Specifies the file format used for collecting performance counter and trace data.
Valid formats: binary, circular binary, comma separated, tab separated, SQL database formats. | Yes | n/a |
max value | Specifies the maximum size of the collected log file in megabytes | No | System specific max value |
logger name | Specifies a user--defined name for the event trace logging session. | No | 'collection name.' |
buffer size | Specifies the buffer size in N kilobytes for trace data collections. | No | If no value specified then log file pointed to by 'logger name' |
flush timer | Specifies the flush timer interval in minutes and seconds for trace data collections. | No | In the absence of value, the field is not enabled. |
number of buffers | Specifies the minimum and maximum number of buffers for trace data collection. | No | Minimum default number of processors on the system plus two |
flush active buffers | Flushes all the active buffers of an existing event trace session to a disk. | No | If no value specified then log file pointed to by 'logger name' |
config filename | Specifies the pathname of the settings file that contains command line parameters. | No | In the absence of a value the field is not enabled. |
run period | Specifies that collections run for a set period of time. | Yes | n/a |
username and password | Specifies the account name and password the collection query uses on local or remote systems. | Conditional. | Current user logged into the system. |
begin | Specifies the begin time for collections in a 24-hour format.
| No | Current system date and time |
end | Specifies the end time for collections in a 24--hour format.
| No | Current system date and time |
version control | Attaches the version control information to the end of the output file and path name.
Valid format: Numeric NNNNNN format, date format MMDDHHMM | No | If no value specified then not enabled |
Workflow outputs – Update Event Log Create Trace
Call Workflow Output | Description |
output | XML document consisting of one or more <line> elements that contain the command response. Each <line> element contains an index attribute indicating the order in which the information was returned by the command. |
success | Did the operation succeed?
Valid values: true, false |