Collecting IBM MQ Explorer trace
When you start the IBM® MQ Explorer by using the runwithtrace command, extra parameters are incorporated that enable tracing of IBM MQ Explorer.
Before you begin
This task assumes that you have a typical IBM MQ Explorer installation. That is, an installation running in its own Eclipse instance, as installed by the standard product installer. If you have installed IBM MQ Explorer into your own Eclipse environment or Eclipse-based product, see Collecting IBM MQ Explorer trace in other Eclipse environments.
About this task
To collect trace for a typical IBM MQ Explorer installation, you start IBM MQ Explorer using the runwithtrace command that is supplied with the product.
The runwithtrace command launches IBM MQ Explorer with extra settings that enable tracing. Note that the runwithtrace command takes no parameters itself.
- the status of the IBM MQ installation.
- the user permissions.
The IBM MQ Explorer trace files have a name of the format AMQYYYYMMDDHHmmssmmm.TRC.n that indicates the start time of the trace session. When a trace file reaches its maximum size, the trace facility renames all trace files from the session by incrementing the file suffix .n by one. The trace facility then creates a new file with the suffix .0 that contains the latest trace.
To trace IBM MQ Explorer, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- Close IBM MQ Explorer.
- Optional:
On Windows systems, use runwithtrace.cmd to run IBM MQ Explorer with tracing activated.
The runwithtrace command is in the same directory as the MQExplorer command. - Optional:
On Linux® systems, use runwithtrace to run IBM MQ Explorer with tracing activated.
The runwithtrace command is in the same directory as the MQExplorer command.