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Q123004: Remotely Administering SNA Server Tracing

Article: Q123004
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,3.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): sna4
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 4.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft SNA Server includes an SNATRACE tool (Win32 utility), installed into
the Microsoft SNA Server (Common) program group, to allow an administrator to
dynamically turn off/on all types of server-side (and Win32 SNA
application-side) SNA Server tracing.

This article describes how to remotely control SNA Server tracing using the
SNATRACE program. When administering tracing for SNA Server 2.x, the SNATRACE
program from 2.11 must be used. When administering tracing for SNA Server 3.0,
the SNATRACE program from 3.0 must be used.

The trace state is dynamically controlled by registry parameters on the SNA
Server client or server computer. The SNATRACE program sets these registry
parameters, though REGEDT32 could be used by knowledgeable SNA Server support
personnel to remotely control SNA Server tracing.

MORE INFORMATION
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The SNA Server SNATRACE program accepts a \\servername command line parameter to
remotely control tracing. For example:

  SNATRACE \\servername

allows an authorized administrator to remotely control SNA Server tracing on
\\servername. The administrator must be able to update the registry of the
remote computer in order to control tracing.

SNA Server trace files are generated on the remote server machine and can be
found in the <snaroot>\TRACES directory. SNA Server 2.x stores traces as
*.TRC, which can be viewed using any text editor. SNA Server 3.0 stores traces
as *.ATF, which can be viewed by the TRACEVWR.EXE tool installed with SNA Server
3.0 and 4.0.

Additional query words: prodsna 2.00 2.10 2.11 3.00

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Keywords          : sna4 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,3.0,4.0

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