Trace RPM Operations

RPM tracing operations track all RPM operations and record them in a log file. The logged error descriptions provide detailed information to help you solve problems faster.

RPM Trace Operations Overview

In Junos OS, you enable tracing operations by configuring the traceoptions statement at the specific hierarchy level you want to trace. Junos OS Evolved uses a different tracing architecture. All running applications create trace information, with multiple instances of the same application having their own trace information. Therefore, in Junos OS Evolved, trace messages are logged, viewed, and configured by application. As a result, Junos OS Evolved does not support the traceoptions statement at many of the hierarchy levels that Junos OS supports.

In Junos OS Evolved, you do not view trace files directly, and you should never add, edit, or remove trace files under the /var/log/traces directory because this can corrupt the traces. Instead, you use the show trace application application-name node node-name command to read and decode trace messages stored in the trace files. All running applications on Junos OS Evolved create trace information at the info level by default.

In Junos OS, by default, no events are traced. You can change this default behavior by using the traceoptions statement. If you include the traceoptions statement at the [edit services rpm] hierarchy level, the default tracing behavior is the following:

Important events are logged in a file called rmopd located in the /var/log directory.
When the log file reaches 128 kilobytes (KB), it is renamed rmopd.0, then rmopd.1, and so on, until there are three trace files. Then the oldest trace file (rmopd.2) is overwritten.
Log files can be accessed only by the user who configures the tracing operation.

RPM is governed by the rmopd application. For Junos OS Evolved, to configure traces for a severity other than info for the rmopd application, include the application rmopd node node-name level severity statement at the [edit system trace] hierarchy level.

Note:

For general monitoring and troubleshooting of devices running Junos OS or Junos OS Evolved, we recommend using standard tools such as CLI show commands, system log messages, SNMP, and telemetry data. You should avoid using trace messages for general debugging purposes and long-term solutions because they are subject to change without notice.

Configure the Trace Operations

By default, for Junos OS, if the traceoptions configuration is present, only important events are logged. You can configure the trace operations to be logged by including the following statements at the [edit services rpm traceoptions] hierarchy level:

Table 1 describes the meaning of the RPM tracing flags.

Table 1: Junos OS RPM Tracing Flags
Flag	Description	Default Setting
`all`	Trace all operations.	Off
`configuration`	Trace configuration events.	Off
`error`	Trace events related to catastrophic errors in daemon.	Off
`ipc`	Trace IPC events.	Off
`ppm`	Trace ppm events.	Off
`rpd`	Trace rpd events.	Off
`statistics`	Trace statistics.	Off

By default, for Junos OS Evolved, all running applications create trace information at the info level. To configure traces for a severity other than info for the rmopd application, include the application rmopd node node-name level severity statement at the [edit system trace] hierarchy level. For information about the various configurable severity levels for Junos OS Evolved, see trace.

Configure the RPM Log File Name

(Junos OS only) By default, the name of the file that records RPM trace output is rmopd. To specify a different file name:

Configure the Number and Size of RPM Log Files

(Junos OS only) To configure the limits on the number and size of RPM trace files:

The number of files can be from 2 through 1000 files. The file size of each file can be from 10 KB through 1 gigabyte (GB).

For example, set the maximum file size to 2 MB, and the maximum number of files to 20 for a log file named rpmtrace:

When the rpmtrace file reaches 2 MB, it is renamed rpmtrace.0, and a new file called rpmtrace is created. When the new rpmtrace reaches 2 MB, rpmtrace.0 is renamed rpmtrace.1 and rpmtrace is renamed rpmtrace.0. This process repeats until there are 20 trace files. Then the oldest file (rpmtrace.19) is overwritten by rpmtrace.18.

Configure Access to the Log File

(Junos OS only) By default, log files can be accessed only by the user who configures the tracing operation.

To specify that any user can read all log files:

To explicitly set the default behavior:

Configure a Regular Expression for Lines to Be Logged

(Junos OS only) By default, the trace operation output includes all lines relevant to the logged events.

To refine the output by specifying a regular expression (regex) to be matched:

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