Option 2.7 — TRACE

The IPCS Trace Processing panel, Figure 1, displays a menu of trace formatting options. Invoke it by selecting option 7 (TRACE) from the Analysis of Dump Contents panel or by entering option 2.7 from the IPCS Primary Option Menu panel.

Figure 1. IPCS Trace Processing Panel

--------------------------- IPCS TRACE PROCESSING --------------------------- 
OPTION  ===> _  
To display information, specify the corresponding option number.
 
   1CTRACE      - Component trace
   2GTFTRACE    - Generalized trace facility
   3MTRACE      - Master trace
   4SYSTEM      - System trace
   5CPUTRACE    - Hardware instruction trace buffer
   6MERGE       - Merge multiple traces
   TTUTORIAL    - Details on these traces

 Enter ENDcommand to end IPCS trace processing.

After choosing a trace processing option (and specifying parameters for certain options), IPCS processes the request for the current default source and displays the formatted trace data on a dump display reporter panel.

1 CTRACE
Use the CTRACE option to process component and application traces. This option uses a series of selection panels to provide all possible processing variations of the CTRACE subcommand.
2 GTFTRACE
Use the GTFTRACE option to format GTF trace records. This option uses a series of selection panels to provide all possible processing variations of the GTFTRACE subcommand.
3 MTRACE
Use the MTRACE option to process the master trace. This option provides the same processing as the VERBEXIT MTRACE subcommand.
4 SYSTEM
Use the SYSTEM option to process system trace entries. This option uses a selection panel to provide commonly-used variations of the SYSTRACE subcommand.
5 CPUTRACE
Use the CPUTRACE option to process the instruction address trace. This option provides the same processing as the CPUTRACE subcommand.
6 MERGE
Use the MERGE option to combine multiple traces into one chronological report. This option uses a series of selection panels to provide all possible processing variations of the MERGE subcommand.
T TUTORIAL
Use the TUTORIAL option to learn more about how to use the trace processing option.