[z/OS]

START TRACE

Use the MQSC command START TRACE to start traces.

Using MQSC commands

For information on how you use MQSC commands, see Performing local administration tasks using MQSC commands.

IBM® i UNIX and Linux® Windows z/OS®
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For an explanation of the symbols in the z/OS column, see Using commands on z/OS.

Synonym: STA TRACE

START TRACE

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram START TRACE ( GLOBALACCTGCHINITSTAT ) CMDSCOPE(' ')CMDSCOPE(qmgr-name)1destination blockconstraint blockCOMMENT(string)
Destination block
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram DEST ( ,GTFRESSMFSRV )
Constraint block
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCLASS(*)CLASS(,integerinteger:integer)IFCID(*)IFCID(,ifcid)RMID(*)RMID(,integer)TDATA(string)USERID(*)USERID(,string)
Notes:
  • 1 Valid only when the queue manager is a member of a queue-sharing group.

Usage notes

When you issue this command, a trace number is returned in message number CSQW130I. You can use this trace number (TNO) in ALTER TRACE, DISPLAY TRACE, and STOP TRACE commands.

Parameter descriptions for START TRACE

If you do not specify a trace type to be started, the default (GLOBAL) trace is started. The types are:
ACCTG
Enables accounting data which provides information about how applications are interacting with the queue manager in the form of SMF 116 records. The synonym is A.
Note: Accounting data can be lost if the accounting trace is started or stopped while applications are running. For information about the conditions that must be satisfied for successful collection of accounting data, see Using IBM MQ trace.
CHINIT
This includes data from the channel initiator. The synonym is CHI or DQM. If tracing for the channel initiator is started, it stops if the channel initiator stops.

Note that you cannot issue START TRACE(CHINIT) if the command server or the channel initiator is not running.

GLOBAL
This includes data from the entire queue manager except the channel initiator. The synonym is G.
STAT
Enables high level statistics about the state of the queue manager in the form of SMF 115 records. The synonym is S.
CMDSCOPE
This parameter specifies how the command is executed when the queue manager is a member of a queue-sharing group.
CMDSCOPE cannot be used for commands issued from the first initialization input data set CSQINP1.
' '
The command is executed on the queue manager on which it was entered. This is the default value.
qmgr-name
The command is executed on the queue manager you specify, providing the queue manager is active within the queue-sharing group.

You can specify a queue manager name, other than the queue manager on which the command was entered, only if you are using a queue-sharing group environment and if the command server is enabled.

COMMENT( string )
Specifies a comment that is reproduced in the trace output record (except in the resident trace tables). It can be used to record why the command was issued.

string is any character string. It must be enclosed in single quotation marks if it includes a blank, comma, or special character.

Destination block

DEST
Specifies where the trace output is to be recorded. More than one value can be specified, but do not use the same value twice.
The meaning of each value is as follows:
GTF
The z/OS Generalized Trace Facility (GTF). If used, the GTF must be started and accepting user (USR) records before the START TRACE command is issued.
RES
A wrap-around table residing in the ECSA, or a data space for CHINIT.
SMF
The System Management Facility (SMF). If used, the SMF must be functioning before the START TRACE command is issued. The SMF record numbers used by IBM MQ are 115 and 116. For SMF record type 115, subtypes 1, 2 , and 215 are provided for the performance statistics trace.
SRV
A serviceability routine reserved for IBM use only; not for general use.
Note: If your IBM support center need you to use this destination for your trace data they will supply you with module CSQWVSER. If you try to use destination SRV without CSQWVSER an error message is produced at the z/OS console when you issue the START TRACE command.

Allowed values, and the default value, depend on the type of trace started, as shown in the following table:

Table 1. Destinations allowed for each trace type
Type GTF RES SMF SRV
GLOBAL Allowed Default No Allowed
STAT No No Default Allowed
ACCTG Allowed No Default Allowed
CHINIT No Default No Allowed

Constraint block

The constraint block places optional constraints on the kinds of data collected by the trace. The allowed constraints depend on the type of trace started, as shown in the following table:

Table 2. Constraints allowed for each trace type
Type CLASS IFCID RMID USERID
GLOBAL Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
STAT Allowed No No No
ACCTG Allowed No No No
CHINIT Allowed Allowed No No
CLASS
Introduces a list of classes of data gathered. The classes allowed, and their meaning, depend on the type of trace started:
(*)
Starts a trace for all classes of data except CLASS 04 Channel initiator statistics and CLASS 04 Channel accounting data.
( integer )
Any number in the class column of the table that follows. You can use more than one of the classes that are allowed for the type of trace started. A range of classes can be specified as m:n (for example, CLASS(01:03)). If you do not specify a class, the default is to start class 1, except when you are using the START TRACE(STAT) command with no class where the default is to start class 1 and 2.
Table 3. Descriptions of trace events and classes.

Table showing the different trace events produced for the various trace classes.

Class Description
  Global trace
01 Reserved for IBM service
02 User parameter error detected in a control block
03 User parameter error detected on entry to MQI
User parameter error detected on exit from MQI
User parameter error detected in a control block
04 Reserved for IBM service
Statistics trace
01 Subsystem statistics
Queue manager statistics
02 Queue manager storage summary statistics
03 Queue manager storage detail summary
04 Channel initiator statistics
Accounting trace
01 The processor time spent processing MQI calls and a count of MQPUT, MQPUT1 and MQGET calls
03 Enhanced accounting and statistical data
04 Channel accounting data
CHINIT trace
01 Reserved for IBM service
04 Reserved for IBM service
IFCID
Reserved for IBM service.
RMID
Introduces a list of specific resource managers for which trace information is gathered. You cannot use this option for STAT, ACCTG, or CHINIT traces.
(*)
Starts a trace for all resource managers.

This is the default.

( integer )
The identifying number of any resource manager in the following table. You can use up to 8 of the allowed resource manager identifiers; do not use the same one twice.
Table 4. Resource Manager identifiers that are allowed
RMID Resource manager
1 Initialization procedures
2 Agent services management
3 Recovery management
4 Recovery log management
6 Storage management
7 Subsystem support for allied memories
8 Subsystem support for subsystem interface (SSI) functions
12 System parameter management
16 Instrumentation commands, trace, and dump services
23 General command processing
24 Message generator
26 Instrumentation accounting and statistics
148 Connection manager
163 Topic Manager
197 CF manager
199 Functional recovery
200 Security management
201 Data management
211 Lock management
212 Message management
213 Command server
215 Buffer management
242 IBM MQ IMS - bridge
245 Db2® manager
TDATA
Reserved for IBM service.
USERID
Introduces a list of specific user IDs for which trace information is gathered. You cannot use this option for STAT, ACCTG, or CHINIT traces.
(*)
Starts a trace for all user IDs. This is the default.
( userid )
Names a user ID. You can use up to 8 user IDs; a separate trace is started for each. The user ID is the primary authorization ID of the task, used by IBM MQ inside the queue manager. This is the userid displayed by the MQSC command DISPLAY CONN.