Overview of Transport tracing

You can start and control the Z and I Emulator for Web Transport trace facility for an emulator session using the TraceOptions parameter in an HTML file. You can enable IPMON tracing either manually or by using the Problem Determination window in Advanced Options in the Deployment Wizard.

As an Administrator, you can send the customized HTML file to a user. You will not have to explain to the user how to set up and start the trace facility before they can capture a trace of the problem.

Z and I Emulator for Web servers running on Win32, AIX, Sun Solaris, OS/2, Novell Netware, i5/OS, OS/400, MVS/390, and Linux support the TraceOptions parameter. The parameter has been added to the Download client with problem determination (defaultdebug.html), but is commented out. If you want to send either of these files to a user so the user can capture a trace, uncomment the TraceOptions parameter. You can also add the TraceOptions parameter to any custom HTML you have created. Custom HTML files must also include the problem determination components. The TraceOptions parameter also works with Session1, Session2 and bookmarked sessions that include the problem determination components.

When an HTML file passes the Z and I Emulator for Web server the TraceOptions parameter, the server:

• Starts the session and tracing with the specified options.
• Displays a window informing the user that a trace has started and also prompts the user to click End Trace to stop the trace and then write it to a file.
• Displays a window informing the user that the trace has been saved when the user clicks End Trace, and prompts the user to click OK to remove the window.

Related topics:

• Configuring the TraceOptions HTML parameter
• The IPMonitor HTML parameter
• IP Monitor
• Viewing a User's Trace
• Tracing on the Server
• Tracing on the Client
• Log and Trace Messages Format
• Setting Trace Levels
• Changing the trace settings (client)