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traceoptions (OAM LFM, for EX Series Switch Only)

Syntax

traceoptions {file filename <files number> <match regex> <size size> <world-readable | no-world-readable>;flag flag ; no-remote-trace;}

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Release Information

Statement introduced in JUNOS OS Release 10.2 for EX Series switches.

Description

Configure tracing options the link fault management.

Options

file filename—Name of the file to receive the output of the tracing operation. Enclose the name within quotation marks. All files are placed in the directory /var/log.

files number—(Optional) Maximum number of trace files. When a trace file named trace-file reaches its maximum size, it is renamed trace-file.0, then trace-file.1, and so on, until the maximum xk to specify KB, xm to specify MB, or xg to specify GB number of trace files is reached. Then the oldest trace file is overwritten. If you specify a maximum number of files, you also must specify a maximum file size with the size option.

Range: 2 through 1000

Default: 3 files

flag flag—Tracing operation to perform. To specify more than one tracing operation, include multiple flag statements. You can include the following flags:

  • action-profile—Trace action profile invocation events.
  • all—Trace all events.
  • configuration—Trace configuration events.
  • protocol—Trace protocol processing events.
  • routing socket—Trace routing socket events.

match—(Optional) Refine the output to log only those lines that match the given regular expression.

no-world-readable—(Optional) Restrict file access to the user who created the file.

no-remote-trace—(Optional) Disable the remote trace.

size size—(Optional) Maximum size of each trace file, in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), or gigabytes (GB). When a trace file named trace-file reaches its maximum size, it is renamed trace-file.0, then trace-file.1, and so on, until the maximum number of trace files is reached. Then the oldest trace file is overwritten. If you specify a maximum number of files, you also must specify a maximum file size with the files option.

Syntax: xk to specify KB, xm to specify MB, or xg to specify GB

Range: 10 KB through 1 GB

Default: 128 KB

Default: If you do not include this option, tracing output is appended to an existing trace file.

world-readable—(Optional) Enable unrestricted file access.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2012-12-07