Enable trace on a running server

 

Overview

You can modify the trace service state that determines which components are being actively traced for a running server by using the following procedure.

  1. Start the administrative console.

  2. Click Troubleshooting > Logging and Tracing in the console navigation tree, then click server > Diagnostic Trace.

  3. Select the Runtime tab.

  4. Select the Save Trace check box if you want to write your changes back to the server configuration.

  5. Change the existing trace state by changing the trace specification to the desired state.

  6. Configure the trace output if a change from the existing one is desired.

  7. Click Apply.

Related concepts
Enabling trace
Related tasks
Enabling trace at server startup