Running Debug Manager as a started task with a configuration file
You can start Debug Manager with a configuration file, especially when the length of the command line with all necessary options exceeds the 100 characters limit, for example, in the sysplex environment.
The configuration file is a z/OS UNIX file that is passed to Debug Manager as a command-line parameter.
Figure 2 shows the example
configuration file dbm.cfg called in Figure 1.
The configuration file is not case-sensitive and consists of lines in the
key=value
format. A line can also start with #
and is considered a
comment in this case.The following parameter keys can be specified in the configuration file:
- INTERNALPORT
- Port for local communication
- EXTERNALPORT
- Port for client-host communication
- SVCNUMBER
- SVC number, which is always 0 unless you need compatibility with the Integrated Debugger in Rational Developer for z System 9.5.x.
- TRACELEVEL
- Trace level for DBM output. The following values are valid:
ERROR
INFO
DEBUG
VERBOSE
- TRUSTEDTCP
-
ON
: Trusted TCP authentication is enabled. This is the default value. You also need to give access to trusted TCP to the user that the Debug Manager task is started under. For more information, see Trusted TCP authentication for sysplex connections.OFF
: Trusted TCP authentication is disabled.
- SAFCLASS
RACF SAF
class for the case where DBM is started as a user job. The default value isFACILITY
.- HUBIP
- IPv4 or IPv6 IP address for the primary node in the sysplex. All DBM instances must use the same IP address.
- HUBPORT
- Port for inter-sysplex communication
- HUBKEY
- Key used to authenticate secondary nodes. The maximum length is 32 characters.
- VIPA
-
OFF
: LPARs are accessible externally by their IP addresses. This is the default value.ON
: The client uses a single IP address to connect to sysplex. LPARs must use uniqueEXTERNALPORT
values so that the client can connect to the LPAR with a debug session.
TZ
as in
Figure 2.