The Syniti technical support staff sometimes request one or more of the following trace files.
Trace Type | Settings | Description |
Replication Agent | Replication Agent Options dialog on the right mouse button menu of a server. | Traces all activity associated with the Replication Agent running on a specific server. |
Server Agent | Replication Agent Options dialog on the right mouse button menu of a server. | Traces all activity associated with a specific Syniti Replicate server. |
Management Center | Options dialog on the Tools menu. | Traces all activity associated with a specific Management Center installation. Primarily tracks user interaction with the Management Center. Can include traces of commands to the metadata tables via the Settings dialog. |
API | Options dialog on the Tools menu. | Traces the activity that occurs when using the API to run Syniti Replicateprogrammatically |
Service Monitor | Options dialog on the Tools menu. | Traces all application and service activity associated with the Service Monitor located in the Windows System Tray. |
Generating a Replication Agent or Server Agent Trace
In the Management Center, select the current server (usually local), and, from the right mouse button menu, choose Replication Agent Options… to open the Replication Agent Options dialog.
Go to the Trace tab.
Click in the checkbox Activate Replication Agent Tracing to enable the trace.
If requested by the support staff, click Settings to open the Replication Agent Trace Settings dialog and specify which traces to run, or which replications to include in the trace.
In the Replication Agent Options dialog, click OK to set the trace(s).
The default location for generated trace files is in the Logs folder in the Syniti Replicate. installation path.
Note
It is possible to switch tracing on and off via the Service Monitor icon
in the Windows Notification area, without restarting the Replication Agent.
Generating a Management Center, API or Service Monitor Trace
In the DBoto Management Center menubar, click Tools, then Options.
In the Options dialog, go to the Trace tab.
Click in the appropriate check box to activate tracing.
Modify the trace file folder as needed. The default location for generated trace files is C:\ProgramData\SynitiReplicate\Logs.
Click OK to close the dialog.
For Service Monitor and API traces, you need to stop and restart the applications before the trace settings take effect. Management Center trace setting take effect immediately after closing the dialog.
Related Topics
Options Dialog (Management Center menu bar)
Replication Agent Options Dialog (Right mouse button menu on the server name)