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Trace Alternative for iSeries Access Incoming Remote Command (RUNRMTCMD)

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document describes a third-party tool that can be used to capture data for problem analysis with the Incoming Remote Command (IRC) server.

Resolving The Problem

Important Note: This document discusses Client Access for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT, Client Access Express, and IBM iSeries Access products. These names essentially refer to the same product; however, the functionality and name changed over the last several releases. For the purposes of this document, the terms Client Access, Client Access Express, and iSeries Access may be used interchangeably. Where a difference is important, the version of the product is used to identify the differences.

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Setting up tracing for the incoming remote command server in iSeries Access for Windows can sometimes be difficult. There is an alternative approach that can be easier to use in some cases and can be preferable if there are problems using the standard trace tools.

The CWBRXD.EXE program is written to produce debug output, and that output can be captured using Microsoft Windows SysInternals tool called DebugView. The tool can be downloaded from the following Web site:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/debugview.aspx
OR
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx

This tool can capture the output and save it to a file or log the information directly to a file. This output is equivalent to the output you would get in the CWBCOTRC tool; however, you do not have to end the service before starting this tool.

[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB57","label":"Power"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SWG60","label":"IBM i"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF012","label":"IBM i"}],"Version":"7.1.0"}]

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373222553

Document Information

Modified date:
18 December 2019

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