Commands for generating tracing information
XBM includes tracing features to help with problem diagnosis and resolution.
BMC Customer Support might ask you to run these traces if you encounter an issue and need assistance.
These commands include:
- PRINT DTRACE
- PRINT ETRACE
- SET PRINTTRACE
- SET SHUTDOWNTRACE
- SET ABENDTRACE
The basic syntax for these options is as follows.
Message BMC73089I displays this diagnostic information. You can also send this information to the XBM SYSPRINT file.
Trace commands syntax
The following figure illustrates the syntax for the trace commands.
Trace commands descriptions
The following table describes the commands in more detail.
Commands for generating trace information
New tracing command | Description | Keywords |
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PRINT DTRACE | Prints diagnostic trace information |
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PRINT ETRACE | Prints exception trace information |
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SET PRINTTRACE | Specifies that the DTRACE information should be printed as messages in the XBM SYSPRINT file as the messages are generated |
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SET SHUTDOWNTRACE | Specifies that trace information should be printed as messages in the XBM SYSPRINT file when the XBM subsystem shuts down |
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SET ABENDTRACE | Specifies the number of lines of existing trace information that should be printed as messages to the XBM SYSPRINT file if the XBM subsystem abends |
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