Selecting a trace
| If the problem is... | Then use this type of trace or command | Trace output location |
|---|---|---|
| Load balancing using the z/OS® Load Balancing Advisor See Diagnosing problems with the z/OS Load Balancing Advisor for more information. |
Log file |
syslogd |
| Network connectivity See Diagnosing network connectivity problems for detailed information. |
Ping, Netstat ARP/-R For information about Ping, see Using the Ping command. For information about Netstat ARP/-R, see Netstat ARP/-R. |
Not applicable |
| Packet trace See TCP/IP services traces and IPCS support for detailed information about packet trace. |
CTRACE managed data set | |
| Dynamic VIPA or Sysplex Distributor See Diagnosing dynamic VIPA and sysplex problems for detailed information. |
Component Trace (SYSTCPIP) XCF option | TCP/IP address space or external writer |
| TCP/IP socket application See Socket API traces for detailed information. |
Component Trace (SYSTCPIP) SOCKAPI option | TCP/IP address space or external writer |
| LPR client See LPR client traces for detailed information. |
LPR command with the TRACE option | sysout |
| LPD server See LPD server traces for detailed information. |
See LPD server traces for ways to activate traces. | SYSPRINT |
| z/OS UNIX FTP server
See Diagnosing File Transfer Protocol (FTP) problems for detailed information. |
z/OS UNIX FTP server trace | Server traces appear on the console if syslogd is not started. If it is started, traces appear in the file designated in the syslog.conf file. See z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide for detailed information about syslogd. |
| z/OS UNIX Telnet See Diagnosing z/OS UNIX Telnet daemon (otelnetd) problems, for detailed information. |
z/OS UNIX Telnet traces | syslogd |
| TN3270E Telnet server See Diagnosing Telnet problems for detailed information. |
Telnet traces | Telnet address space or external writer |
| SMTP See SMTP RESOLVER trace for detailed information. |
Resolver Trace | Job log output |
| Popper See Diagnosing z/OS UNIX sendmail and popper problems for detailed information. |
Popper Messages | syslogd |
| SNALINK LU0 See Diagnosing SNALINK LU0 problems for detailed information. |
IP Packet Trace | CTRACE managed data set |
| Debug Trace | SNALINK LU0 address space | |
| SNALINK
LU6.2 See Diagnosing SNALINK LU6.2 problems for detailed information. |
TRACE DETAIL ALL | SYSPRINT |
| IP Packet Trace | CTRACE managed data set | |
| TCP/IP Internal Trace CTRACE managed data set | CTRACE managed data set | |
| VTAM® Buffer Trace | GTF managed data set, see z/OS Communications Server: SNA Diagnosis Vol 1, Techniques and Procedures for detailed information. | |
| Dynamic domain name system (DDNS) | Error messages | syslogd |
| Resolver Trace | Job log output | |
| TCP/IP component trace | CTRACE managed data set | |
| z/OS UNIX REXEC See Diagnosing z/OS UNIX REXEC, RSH, REXECD, and RSHD problems. |
z/OS UNIX REXEC debug trace | syslogd |
| z/OS UNIX REXECD See Diagnosing z/OS UNIX REXEC, RSH, REXECD, and RSHD problems. |
z/OS UNIX REXECD debug trace | syslogd |
| z/OS UNIX RSHD See Diagnosing z/OS UNIX REXEC, RSH, REXECD, and RSHD problems. |
z/OS UNIX RSHD debug trace | syslogd |
| X Window and Motif See Diagnosing X Window System and Motif problems for detailed information. |
XWTRACE and XWTRACEC (environment variables) |
stderr |
| SNMP See Diagnosing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) problems for detailed information. |
Manager Traces | Console (snmp) or SYSPRINT (NetView® SNMP) |
|
syslogd | |
| Policy Agent See Diagnosing Policy Agent problems for detailed information. |
Log file | See z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide for detailed information. |
| RSVP Agent See Diagnosing RSVP agent problems for detailed information. |
Log file | See z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide for detailed information. |
| Traffic Regulator Management Daemon
(TRMD) See Diagnosing intrusion detection problems for detailed information. |
Log file | syslogd |
| IKE daemon | Component trace For detailed information about IKE daemon component trace, see TCP/IP services component trace for the IKE daemon. |
CTRACE managed data set |
Log file For detailed information about obtaining IKE daemon debug log information, see Obtaining syslog debug information for the IKE daemon. |
syslogd | |
| Network security services
(NSS) server See Diagnosing network security services (NSS) server problems. |
Component trace For detailed information about network security services (NSS) server component trace, see TCP/IP services component trace for the network security services (NSS) server. |
CTRACE managed data set |
Log file For detailed information about obtaining network security services (NSS) server debug log information, see Obtaining syslog debug information for the network security service server. |
syslogd | |
| OMPROUTE | Component trace For detailed information about OMPROUTE Component Trace, see TCP/IP services component trace for OMPROUTE. |
CTRACE managed data set |
OMPROUTE Trace For detailed information, see OMPROUTE traces and debug information. |
stdout | |
| NCPROUTE See Diagnosing NCPROUTE problems for detailed information. |
NCPROUTE Traces | SYSPRINT |
| X.25 NPSI See Diagnosing X.25 NPSI problems for detailed information. |
Server activity log | SYSPRINT |
| IMS™ See Diagnosing IMS problems for detailed information. |
IP Packet Trace | CTRACE managed data set |
| TCP/IP Internal Trace | CTRACE managed data set | |
| IMS Trace | For more information, see the IMS knowledge center at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPH2/welcome. | |
| CICS® See Diagnosing problems with IP CICS sockets for detailed information. |
CICS external trace data set (auxtrace) | For more information, see the CICS knowledge center at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/library/. |
| TCP/IP Internal trace | CTRACE managed data set | |
| Express® Logon See Diagnosing problems with Express Logon for detailed information. |
Log file | syslogd |
| Resolver See Diagnosing resolver problems for detailed information. |
Trace Resolver | SYSPRINT or stdout |
| Resolver Internal trace | CTRACE managed data set |
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