Trace TCP application

Use the Trace TCP Application (TRCTCPAPP) command to trace data that pertains to specific TCP/IP applications servers.

This function is typically used at the request of your service provider. For troubleshooting information related to some of these specific application servers, see Troubleshooting problems related to specific applications.

TRCTCPAPP is supported by these applications:

Certificate Services server
Directory Services server
Distributed data management (DDM with DRDA^®) running over TCP/IP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Host servers
- Central server
- Database server
- Data queue server
- Network print server
- Remote command server
- Server mapper
- Signon server
HTTP server (Apache)
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
Packet rules
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Quality of Service (QoS)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client and server
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client and server
Telnet
Virtual private network (VPN) server
Virtual terminal APIs

To use the CL commands to perform this type of trace, you must have *SERVICE special authority, or be authorized to the service trace function of i5/OS™ through iSeries™ Navigator. See the chapter on user profiles in iSeries Security Reference for more information about this type of authority.