Trace logging

Trace logs capture information about the operating environment when component software fails to operate as intended.

The principal log type is the RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability) trace log. These logs are in the English language only. The RAS trace log mechanism is available for all components of IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring. Most logs are located in a logs subdirectory on the host computer. See the following sections to learn how to configure and use trace logging:

Principal trace log files
Examples: using trace logs
Setting RAS trace parameters

Important: The documentation refers to the RAS facility in IBM Tivoli Monitoring as "RAS1".

IBM Software Support uses the information captured by trace logging to trace a problem to its source or to determine why an error occurred. The default configuration for trace logging, such as whether trace logging is enabled or disabled and trace level, depends on the source of the trace logging. Trace logging is always enabled.