Specifications

Running Traces
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide A-11
RBT-8100# set trace dot1x user [e-mail] level 4
success: change accepted.
Displaying a Trace
Usetheshowtracecommandtoshowthetraceareasthatareenabled.Forexample,todisplayall
currentlyrunningtracecommands,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# show trace
milliseconds spent printing traces: 31.945
Trace Area Level Mac User Port Filter
-------------------- ----- ----------------- ----------------- ---- --------
authentication 3 admin 0
authorization 5 0
sm 5 11 0
dot1x 2 0
Stopping a Trace
Thecleartracecommandsdeletesrunningtracecommands.Toclearalltracesoraparticulartrace
area,typethefollowingcommand:
clear trace {all | trace area}
(Foralistofallareasthatcanbetraced,see“ListofTraceAreas”onpage A‐12.)
Forexample,tostopatraceofsessionmanageractivity,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# clear trace sm
success: change accepted.
About Trace Results
Thetracecommandsusetheunderlyingloggingmechanismtodelivertracemessages.Trace
messagesaregeneratedwiththedebugseveritylevel.Bydefault,theonlylogtargetthatreceives
debug‐levelmessagesisthevolatiletracebuffer.(Toseethecontentsofthetracebuffer,see
“DisplayingTraceResults”on
page A‐12.)
Thevolatiletrace bufferreceivesmessagesforalllogseveritieswhenanytraceareaisactive.
However,ifnotraceareaisactive,nomessagesaresenttothetracebufferregardlessoftheir
severity.Ifyoudonotenabletracecommands,thet race bufferiseffectivelydisabled.
Because
tracesusetheloggingfacility,anyotherloggingtargetcanbeusedtocapturetrace
messagesifitsseverityissettodebug.However,sincetracingcanbevoluminous,
Enterasys Networksdiscouragesthisinpractice.Toenabletraceoutputtotheconsole,enterthe
commandsetlogconsoleseveritydebug.
Ifyou
attempttosendtraceoutputtoaTelnetsession,beawarethattracingisdisabledforareas
processingpacketsthatmightbeassociatedwiththeTelnetsession.