You must be a member of the local Administrators
group to capture a trace.Tracing may cause performance degradation and should only be used for troubleshooting purposes.
You can capture a trace of the IP network or channel adapter from the BARR/PRINT CHANNEL for IPDS window. When capturing a channel adapter trace, all connections using the selected adapter will be traced.
You must be a member of the local Administrators
group to capture a trace.
Tracing may cause performance degradation and should only be used for troubleshooting
purposes.
Complete the following steps to capture a trace.
Open BARR/PRINT CHANNEL for IPDS.
Select the connection you want to trace.
Use one of the following methods to start the selected connection.
On the menu bar, select Connection | Start.
Right-click the connection and select Start.
Use one of the following methods to start the trace.
For a network trace, on the menu bar, select Trace | Network | Long Format or Short Format, depending on how detailed you want the trace to be. You can also right-click the connection and select Network Trace | Long Format or Short Format.
For a channel adapter trace, on the menu bar, select Trace | Channel | Long Format or Short Format, depending on how detailed you want the trace to be. You can also right-click the connection and select Channel Trace | Long Format or Short Format.
Recreate the problem. The trace file is saved in the \\Program Files\Common Files\Barr\Trace folder. The trace file name will be the name of the service, with an .ipt extension for network traces and a .cht extension for channel traces.
Use one of the following methods to stop the trace.
For a network trace, on the menu bar, select Trace | Network | Off. You can also right-click the connection and select Network Trace | Off.
For a channel adapter trace, on the menu bar, select Trace | Channel | Off. You can also right-click the connection and select Channel Trace | Off.
Use the Diagnostics Utility to send the trace file and any additional information to Barr Systems Technical Support.
Network and channel tracing can be configured
to occur at startup on the Advanced
Properties dialog box.
Channel traces can also be captured
from the BARR/CHANNEL-IN utility.
