Use this page to view and configure logging and trace settings
for the server.
Supported configurations: You can only access this page when the server
is configured to use basic log and trace mode.
sptcfg
To view this administrative console page, click:
- Troubleshooting > Logs and trace > server_name
Note: You can configure tracing from the MVS console
using the modify command.
New feature: This topic
references one or more of the application server log files. Beginning
in WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0 you can configure the
server to use the High Performance Extensible Logging (HPEL) log and
trace infrastructure instead of using
SystemOut.log ,
SystemErr.log,
trace.log, and
activity.log files or native z/OS logging
facilities. If you are using HPEL, you can access all of your log
and trace information using the LogViewer command-line tool from your
server profile bin directory. See the information about using HPEL
to troubleshoot applications for more information on using HPEL.
newfeat
Enter a log detail level that specifies the components, packages,
or groups to trace. The log detail level string must conform to the
specific grammar described in this topic. You can enter the log detail
level string directly, or generate it using the graphical trace interface.
Specifies to switch between HPEL mode or Basic mode logging.
Note: Switching the server to HPEL log and trace
mode requires a server restart.