Turning On Subsystem, Subsystem Group, or Subserver Tracing

AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices

Turning On or Off Subsystem, Subsystem Group, or Subserver Tracing

Use the traceson command to turn on tracing of a System Resource Controller (SRC) resource such as a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.

Use the tracesoff command to turn off tracing of a System Resource Controller (SRC) resource such as a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.

Prerequisites

To turn on or off the SRC resource, the SRC must be running. See "Starting the System Resource Controller" for details.
The resource you want to trace must not use the signals communications method.
The resource you want to trace must be programmed to respond to the trace request.

Turning On/Off Subsystem, Subsystem Group, or Subserver Tasks
Web-based System Manager: wsm subsystems fast path (Subsystems application) -OR-
Task	SMIT Fast Path	Command or File
Turn on Subsystem	smit tracessyson	traceson -h Host -s Subsystem
Turn off Subsystem	smit tracessysoff	tracesoff -h Host -s Subsystem