Enabling static tracing for the z/OS Log Forwarder

For the z/OS® Log Forwarder, you can enable static tracing by using the logging configuration file.

About this task

The trace settings in the logging configuration file are applied each time that the z/OS Log Forwarder is started.

If you do not want to restart the z/OS Log Forwarder to enable tracing, use the MVS™ MODIFY command to enable dynamic tracing.

Procedure

To enable static tracing, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the logging.properties file from the samples directory to a read/write directory.
  2. Edit the logging.properties file as instructed by IBM® Software Support.
  3. Update the environment configuration file to set the value of the ZLF_LOG environment variable to the directory where you copied the logging.properties file in step 1.
  4. Restart the z/OS Log Forwarder.

What to do next

When the trace settings are no longer needed, return the logging configuration file to its original contents.