Collecting requested system trace data for a broker on a remote system

This scenario describes how you can use the WebSphere® Message Broker Monitoring Agent to collect system trace data requested by IBM® Software Support for a broker that is located on a remote system.

After you have configured the WebSphere Message Broker Monitoring Agent, start the agent so that the necessary statistics can be gathered, and then do the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal.
  2. In the Navigator view, right-click the Navigator item of a broker and click Take Action > Select. The Take Action window is displayed.
  3. In the Name field, click the arrow to display the list.
  4. Select QI Change Trace Broker from the Name list. The Edit Argument Values window is displayed.
  5. In the Edit Argument Values window, specify the required argument values for the command, and then click OK.
  6. In the Take Action window, select the broker managed system for the broker that needs to be traced from the Destination Systems list and click OK.