Enabling or disabling the overall tracing option permanently


By default, the recommended tracing options are preset for UIM. Each UIM server requires a trace configuration member, called the TRACE member, which defines the tracing for each server. To change the overall tracing option temporarily, seeEnabling or disabling the overall tracing option temporarily.

The sample library contains a trace configuration member named TRACE. The Installation System copies the TRACE member to the hlq.CONFIG file.


TRACE member

<bmchttp>
    <rrlog value="OFF" />
    <trace value="ON">
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_ACTION" value="TRACEACTION_WARNING" />
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_INFO' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_ENTRYEXIT' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_Control' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_MEMORY' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_SOCKET' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_THREAD' /-->
        <!-- BMC_PARM   ID='TRACE_ACTION'
                    VALUE='TRACEACTION_WAIT' /-->
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_SERVER" />
        <!--BMC_PARM    ID='TRACE_COMPONENT'
                    VALUE='TRACECOMPONENT_SERVER_WL' /-->
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_CLIENT" />
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_REQUEST" />
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_EXTENSION" />
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_TASKMGR" />
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_TASKWKR" />
        <!-- BMC_PARM   ID='TRACE_COMPONENT'
                    VALUE='TRACECOMPONENT_LOGTASK' /-->
        <bmc_parm id="TRACE_COMPONENT" value="TRACECOMPONENT_EXTERNAL" />
    </trace>
</bmchttp>

Important

BMC recommends that you change the TRACE member only with direction from BMC Customer Support.

To change the overall tracing option permanently

  1. Open your TRACE member for editing.
  2. In your TRACE member, find the TRACE VALUE variable.
  3. To enable or disable the overall tracing option, perform one of the following tasks:
    • To enable the overall tracing option, type ON inside the quotation marks.

      <trace value="ON">

    • To disable the overall tracing option, type OFF inside the quotation marks.

      <trace value="OFF">

  4. Verify that the TRACE VALUE has been enabled or disabled.

 

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