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Abstract
This document provides information on the Netserver menu in the QMGTOOLS library.
Content
Information regarding the NetServer menu option in the Client/Server menu of QMGTOOLS.
Step 1 Install QMGTOOLS
If the QMGTOOLS toolkit has not yet been installed, you should refer to the following document for how to download and install the QMGTOOLS toolkit on your IBM i server.
Step 2 To get to the NetServer menu, either type GO QMGTOOLS/NETSVR or get to the Client/Server option from the main QMGTOOLS menu (GO QMGTOOLS/MG).

Performance/Functionality (Trace NetServer)
Performance/Functionality performs a trace connection and a LIC trace with trace type of *SMBSVR. Parameters are as follows.
| Function | *START - start the trace *STOP - stop the trace *DUMP - dump the trace *DELETE - delete the trace in the trace buffer |
| Trace CNN size | Size in megabytes for the trace connection |
| LIC trace size | Size in megabytes for the LIC trace |
| Delete trace | When specifying *STOP, delete the traces in the buffer too |
| Where to store the data | When specifying *DUMP, store the data in physical file members (*PF) or in the IFS (*IFS) |
| IFS directory to store data | If specifying *IFS, where to store the data |
| Library to store data | If specifying *PF, where to store the data |
| Submit job | If specifying *DUMP, submit the job to batch or run interactive |
Hung/Unable To Start (Gather Diagnostic Data)
Collects diagnostic data if Netserver is not able to start or appears hung. The data collected with this option is as follows:
- TASKINFO -NAMES SMB QZLS -F A -TF 2
- /QIBM/UserData/OS400/NetServer/QAZLSCFG
- /QIBM/UserData/OS400/NetServer/QAZLSSHR
- /QIBM/UserData/OS400/NetServer/QAZLSEXT*
When this option is selected, the user will need to enter an OS400 sign on user ID/password and the SST sign on user ID/password. Data will be saved into a zip file in the IFS under /tmp/IBMDATAxxx.zip where xxx is a number.
Step 3 Sending data to IBM
QMGTOOLS: FTP Data to IBM
QMGTOOLS: Sending Data to IBM Manually
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
18 December 2019
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ibm10872800