Setting trace levels dynamically from the IBM® Tivoli Monitoring Service Console command line

Dynamic RAS1 agent tracing allows the you to send commands to the monitoring agent to alter its RAS1 tracing dynamically while a process is running. This type of tracing tracks particular types of problems as they occur.

You cannot issue this command if RAS1 agent tracing is not enabled. Enable the RAS1 agent tracing first before attempting to dynamically alter RAS1 agent tracing with these commands documented here.

You can send these commands using the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal Take Action facility.

Dynamic RAS1 agent tracing uses syntax similar to RAS1 agent tracing, but with several differences to keep in mind. The syntax is:


>>-action  FILTER ID=id-[UNIT=ras1_unit]-+----------------------+-><
                                         '-[CLASS=(ras1_class)]-'

Where:

Keyword	Description
`action`	Can be one of the following: `ADD`: Enables a specific filter. `REMOVE`: Disables a specific filter. `ENABLE`: Enables a global class. `DISABLE`: Disables a global class.
FILTER ID	Is the keyword that identifies the filter. Signifies that the trace program should add, remove, enable, or disable a filter or class.
`id`	Is a unique key for each filter specified that commands act upon. The ID is usually a three-letter component identifier for the component to which the add, remove, enable, or disable action is being applied.
UNIT	Is the keyword that indicates this trace will include collecting information for a certain component. Units IDs are specific to a product or component.