Use this page to configure trace settings.
This is a server-centric feature; in other words, this feature is only available on the local server where iMonitor is running. If you need to access this feature on another server, you must switch to the iMonitor running on that server.
You must be the equivalent of Administrator of the server or a console operator on the server where you are trying to access DSTrace. For this reason, you must enter your username and password so your credentials can be verified before you can access information on this page.
Trace Configuration
Update
Lets you submit changes to trace options and trace line prefixes. If DSTrace is off, click Trace On to turn it on. If DSTrace is already on, click Update to submit changes to the current trace.Trace On/Off
Let you turn Trace on or off. The button text indicates what you can do, based on the current DSTrace state. When DSTrace is off, clicking the Trace On button is equivalent to clicking Update.Clear All
Clears all selected DSTrace options.Select All
Selects all DSTrace options.Reset
Resets the DSTrace options to the default settings.
Trace Line Prefixes
Lets you select which pieces of data are added to the beginning of any trace
message.
Time Stamp
Shows the time of day the trace message was generated.Thread ID
Shows which NetIQ® eDirectory agent thread generated the trace message.Verb
Shows which eDirectory request or process generated the trace message.Connection Owner
Shows the entry ID of the object associated with the connection.Connection ID
Shows the identifier in the inbound connection table of the perpetrator.Option Tag
Shows the tag string that identifies the trace option that generated the event on each line output by Trace.
DS Trace Options
DS Trace options apply to the events on the local DS Agent where the trace is
initiated. These options show errors, potential problems, and other information about
eDirectory on your local server. Turning on DS Trace options can increase CPU
utilization and might reduce your system's performance; therefore, DSTrace should
generally be used for diagnostic purposes, not as a standard practice. These options are a
more convenient equivalent of the SET DSTRACE=+option command.
Options that are marked below as developer/support options are options that might write large quantities of information to trace. Generally, it is suggested that these options be enabled only when instructed by NetIQ Technical ServicesSM.
Allocated Memory
Developer/support option. Helps you identify memory leaks and other memory issues. To get any output when this option is selected, you must use a special version of DS provided by NetIQ Technical Services and you must unload DS after the memory issue has occurred.Audit, Audit NCP, and Audit Skulk
Select these options to monitor the external audit process for eDirectory.Authentication
Select this option to show details about identities that are being authenticated on the server where the trace is happening.Backlinker
Select this option to show information about the reference checking process, which includes maintenance of the backlink and Used By attributes (Dynamic Reference Links).Backlinker Detail
Select this option to show detailed information about the reference checking process, which includes maintenance of the backlink and Used By attributes (Dynamic Reference Links).Buffers
Developer/support option. Select this option to show eDirectory requests (actual data in packet format) coming to your server.Change Cache
Select this option to show when eDirectory performs change cache operations (adding, removing, and so on) and documents changes to the database for synchronization.Client Buffers
Developer/support option. Select this option if you want to display the outbound DS Client request packets in the Trace output.Collisions
Select this option to show which change is actually made when two items in the database collide.Connection Trace
Select this option to show information about the servers your server is trying to connect to, and to see errors and timeouts that might be causing your server to not connect.DNS
Select this option to show information about the DNS server processes that are integrated into eDirectory.DS Agent
Select this option to show the actual verb being requested, the connection, and the identity that is requesting it.Emulated Bindery
Select this option to show all bindery requests that occur on your server.Fragmented Requests
Developer/support option. Select this option to show information about the transport layer for eDirectory verbs.Inbound Synchronization
Select this option to show information about synchronization requests that are coming from other DS Agents that share a replica ring with the local DS Agent.Inbound Sync Detail
Select this option to view more verbose information about the inbound synchronization process.Initialization
DSTrace can be turned on and options can be enabled even if eDirectory is not loaded or not open. If DSTrace is on, select this option to monitor the initialization and deinitialization of the DS Agent as it opens or closes, loads or unloads.Inspector
Developer/support option. Select this option to turn on functionality that minimally checks objects for their validity.Janitor
Select this option to show information about the Janitor process. The Janitor process checks connectivity to all servers in databaseLDAP
Select this option to show information about LDAP requests and their processing by eDirectory LDAP services.LDAP Stack
Select this option to show information about the LDAP stack.Limber
Select this option to show information about the limber process. The limber process verifies the server name, internal IPX address, and tree connectivity of all replicasLocking
Select this option to show information about the verbs that are writing to the database and the length of time they write to the database.Lost Entry
Select this option to show information about eDirectory synchronization and the referential integrity of the database.Misc Distributed Operations
Select this option to turn on a minimal set of messages about what the eDirectory operations are currently doing.Misc Other
Select this option to show information that might be required in addition to other options used by the Agent Configuration page.Move Object
Select this option to show information about the states an object goes through while it is being moved from one location to another.NCP Client
Developer/support option. Select this option to show the DS Client's requests to other servers at the NCP level.NCP Engine
Developer/support option. Select this option to show which server is receiving requests at the NCP level.Object Producers
Developer/Support option. Various processes within eDirectory rely on what are called "object producers," that is, programming constructs that read objects from the DIB in a certain set or order. Object synchronization and the reference check process are just two examples of processes which consume objects from object producers. Select this option to see which objects are being produced for any given process that consumes them.Obituaries
Select this option to show information and messages about the processing of move, rename, and delete operations for referential integrity in the system.Outbound Synchronization
Select this option to show information about the outbound synchronization process.Outbound Sync Detail
Select this option to show more detail about the Replication process.Partition
Select this option to show information about partitioning operations as they are being performed.Purge
Select this option to show information about the Purge process.Resolve Name
Select this option to show information on finding an object in the system, including connections to other servers and decisions about the direction servers should take to be contacted.SAP
Select this option to show the registration of tree names and partitions with SAP.Schema
Select this option to show information about the schema synchronization process.Schema Detail
Select this option to show additional information about the schema synchronization process.Search
Select this option to see information about search operations occurring on this agent.Search Detail
Select this option to see detailed information about search operations occurring on this agent.Server Packets
Developer/support option. Select this option to show eDirectory NCP server level information.Storage Manager
Select this option to show information about requests against the eDirectory database, including the type of queries and which indexes are used.Streams
Select this option to show information about access to attributes stored as streams.Thread Scheduling
Select this option to show when any background processes (threads) begin and end.Time Vectors
Select this option to show information about the transitive vectors that are used during the synchronization process.
The following options are external processes that might use eDirectory's event system to log trace messages.
Identity Manager
Select this option to show areas specific to Identity Manager that eDirectory might be working on.Identity Manager Drivers
Select this option to show Identity Manager driver-specific areas that eDirectory might be working on.HTTP Stack
Select this option to show information about the HTTP stack component being used by some eDirectory processes, applications, and utilities.NDS iMonitor
Select this option to show information about the iMonitor process.NICI Extensions
Select this option to show information about Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) extensions being used by some eDirectory processes and applications.NMAS
Select this option to show information about Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) components being used by some eDirectory processes and applications.PKI
Select this option to show information about Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components being used by some eDirectory processes and applications.EBA
Select this option to enable debugging and viewing of error messages for the Enhanced Background Authentication (EBA) feature.Repair
Select this option to show information being submitted by the eDirectory repair utility as it executes.Repair Detail
Select this option to show detailed information being submitted by the eDirectory repair utility.Secret Store
Select this option to show information about the Novell SecretStore® components being used by some eDirectory processes and applications.Secure Socket
Select this option to show information about SSL requests being made by eDirectory processes and applications.
Event Configuration
Lists the eDirectory event options you can enable or disable for monitoring in DSTrace.
The event system generates events for local activities such as adding objects, deleting
objects, and modifying attribute values. For each type of event, a structure is returned
that contains information specific to that type of event.