Use these instructions to turn Visualizer client logging on and
to configure the settings for Visualizer client logging. If you make changes
to Visualizer client logging or settings, you must restart the Visualizer
before the changes take effect.
About this task
Visualizer client logging settings are configured for each local
Visualizer client. By using these instructions to turn logging on, you only
affect the settings for the Visualizer client on this local machine.
- From the File menu, select Preferences.
- Select the Log Settings tab.
- Under Log Settings in the Turn
on Logging check box, select the check box so that a check mark
displays in the box. (The check box should contain a check mark when logging
is turned on.)
- Select the level of log detail from the Log detail level selection
box:
- Select Errors to log Visualizer client
events that caused error messages. This log level is the default
log level when logging it turned on. This log level provides a good balance
of performance and logging information.
- Select Warnings to log Visualizer client
events that caused warning or error messages.
- Select Informational to log Visualizer
client events that caused informational, warning, or error messages.
- Select Debugging to log tracing messages
for all Visualizer events. This log level is typically set only
when you are troubleshooting a specific Visualizer error, often with IBM Support
assistance. The debugging log level may generate a large volume of tracing
messages, which are useful for troubleshooting but may adversely affect Visualizer
performance for normal operations.
- In the Log file directory path field, enter
the full directory path and file name for the Visualizer client log file or
browse to an existing directory.
- Enter the full directory path for the Visualizer client log file
- Or browse to an existing directory on your local machine to select
it as the Visualizer client log directory.
- Click the Submit button to save your changes.
- Restart your Visualizer by logging out of the Visualizer and then
logging back in. Changes to logging settings for your Visualizer
client do not take effect until you restart the Visualizer.