Policy Server Administration Guide › General SOA Security Manager Troubleshooting › Command Line Troubleshooting of the Policy Server › Start or Stop Tracing Dynamically

Start or Stop Tracing Dynamically

You can start or stop the tracing functions of certain components at any time without restarting the Policy Server.

To start or stop tracing dynamically

1. Open a command window on the machine hosting the Policy Server.
2. Type the following command:

   SmCommand -i SiteMinder
   

3. A list of options appears. The tracing options display the opposite of their current states. For example, if tracing for CA XPS is currently disabled, the option to turn it on appears as follows:

   item_number - CA.XPS::TraceOn
   

4. Select one of the following options by typing the number of the option you want:

   CA.EPM::EPMObjects_TraceState

   Toggles tracing for the EPM Objects components on or off.

   CA.XPS::TraceState

   Toggles tracing for the XPS components on or off.

   CA.XPS::XPSEval_TraceState

   Toggles tracing for the XPS Expression Evaluator components on or off.

   A confirmation message appears. The list of options is re-displayed with your changes.

5. (Optional) Repeat Step 4 to start or stop tracing on another component.
6. Type Q to quit.

   Tracing has been changed dynamically.