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Federation Database Objects Trace

Enable XPS validation and federation object tracing to monitor federation database activities. Federation Manager logs these activities to the smps.log file, in the directory federation_mgr_home\logs\server\.

To enable general XPS and Federation Manager XPS object debugging

1. Open a command window.
2. Type XPSConfig.

   Type the command as it is shown here. The command is case-sensitive.

   The Products Menu displays.

3. Enter XPS.

   The Parameters Menu displays.

4. Enter the number associated with the LogValidationWarnings parameter.
5. Enter c to change the value to true. With a Boolean value, XPSConfig automatically changes the value to the opposite of the current setting.

   When set to true, the parameter enables tracing for XPS Validation warnings.

6. Enter the number associated with the Trace parameter.
7. Enter c to change the value to true.

   When set to true, the parameter enables XPS trace debugging.

8. Enter q until you return to the Product Menu.
9. Enter FED.

   The FED parameters menu display.

10. Enter the number associated with the TRACE parameter.
11. Enter c to enable it.

    When set to true,the TRACE parameter enables tracing for federation XPS objects.

12. Enter q to return to the Parameters Menu. If you are done modifying parameters, keep entering q until you exit XPSConfig.

    Changes made in XPSConfig are not recognized until you exit the XPSConfig tool. Where noted, some changes require that you restart Federation Manager services.

13. Restart the Federation Manager services according to your operating environment.
    • Windows

      Use the Federation Manager stop and start shortcuts as follows. If you logged in as a network user and not a local administrator, right-click the shortcut and select Run as administrator.

      1. Start, All Programs, CA, FederationManager, Stop services
      2. Start, All Programs, CA, FederationManager, Start services
    • UNIX

      a. Open a command window.

      b. Run the following scripts:

      federation_mgr_home/fedmanager.sh stop

      federation_mgr_home/fedmanager.sh start

      When you run the fedmanager.sh script, it sources the Federation Manager environment script, ca_federation_env.ksh.

    Note: Do not stop and start the services as the root user.