The Tracing tab allows you to enable Net8 tracing on either the client or server, as well as to specify the name and location to which the trace files will be written. Client tracing keeps track of the operations the client performs. Server tracing keeps track of the operations the server performs during a network connection.

Trace Level

From the drop-down list, select the level of tracing:

OFF—Tracing is not enabled. OFF is the default setting.

USER—Tracing is set to a level appropriate for users. Traces to identify user-induced error conditions.

ADMIN—Tracing is set to a level appropriate to database administrators. Traces to identify installation-specific problems.

SUPPORT—Tracing is set to a level appropriate for customer support.

Trace files can get very large. Oracle Corporation recommends that you keep tracing off when not troubleshooting network problems.

Trace Directory:

Enter the directory to which trace files will be written. While client and server trace files carry information about either the client or the server, both will be written on the local machine. The default is in $ORACLE_ HOME/network/trace on UNIX and ORACLE_HOME\network\trace on Windows platforms.

Trace File:

Enter the trace file name. The default name is SQLNET.TRC for the client and SVR_PID.TRC for the server.

Unique Trace File Name:

Click for a client trace file to have a unique name, allowing multiple trace files to coexist. Net8 sets unique trace file name to OFF by default, meaning that future attempts to trace network operations will overwrite previous traces.