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MustGather: Administrative console problems

Troubleshooting


Problem

MustGather for problems with the WebSphere Application Server z/OS administrative console. Gathering the information before calling IBM support helps familiarize you with the troubleshooting process and saves you time.

Resolving The Problem

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Administrative Console specific MustGather information for WebSphere Application Server (all releases):


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1. To enable the trace in a Base installation:

    a. Turn on tracing using the following two TSO Modify commands if security is NOT enabled:
        F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.sm.*=all:Webui=all'
        F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.management.*=all=enabled'

      where JOBNAME is the control region jobname; the servants are updated automatically
      The JOBNAME should be the jobname of the server running the administrative console

    b. If security is enabled use the following TSO Modify commands:
        F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.sm.*=all:Webui=all'
        F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.management.*=all=enabled'
        F JOBNAME,tracejava='SASRas=all:com.ibm.ws.security.*=all'


    c. Enter: F JOBNAME,TRACEINIT to reset tracing to the trace values when the server started.



2. To enable the trace for console in a Network Deployment installation:

    a. Turn on tracing using the following two MVS Modify commands if security is NOT enabled:

    F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.sm.*=all:Webui=all'
    F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.management.*=all=enabled'

    where JOBNAME is the control region name; the servants are updated automatically.

    The JOBNAME should be the jobname of the server running the administrative console.


    b. If security is enabled use the following MVS Modify commands:

    F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.sm.*=all:Webui=all'
    F JOBNAME,tracejava='com.ibm.ws.management.*=all=enabled'
    F JOBNAME,tracejava='SASRas=all:com.ibm.ws.security.*=all'

    c. Enter: F JOBNAME,traceinit to reset tracing to the trace values when the server started.


For a listing of all technotes, downloads, and educational materials search the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS support site.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21188243