Tracing a DB2 Connection using HIS 2006 Trace Tool

Below you find the steps needed to collect trace data from a DB2 connection using the data providers shipped with HIS 2006: 

• Navigate to the Start menu, select Run, type snatrace and hit Enter;
• On the SNA Trace Utility window, click Clear All Traces and Purge All Trace Files;
• In the List of Trace Items select DB2 Network Library and click the Properties button;
• Click the Set All button in the Internal Trace, Message Trace and API Trace dialog boxes;
• Click OK, OK and YES;
• Execute the execute the operations that causes the error;
• Navigate to the Start menu, select Run, type snatrace and hit Enter;
• Click Clear All Traces;
• Click OK;
• In the trace folder (usually <install dir>\traces) you will find the DB trace files.

Interpreting traces will be the topic of a future post.