Did you try on the commandline, i.e.  dsmc -tracefile= /root/trace.out

Since I have no experience with the VM client, there is the comment in the
doc on tracing in VM "This is done in the *datamovers* options file"



On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Lee, Gary <glee AT bsu DOT edu> wrote:

> On executing dsmc, I receive the following.
>
> root@bb-dm01 bin]# dsmc
> ANS1036S The option 'TRACEFILE' or the value supplied for it is not valid.
> It wa
> s found in options file '/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys'
>           at line number: 18
>           The complete entry: '  tracefile  /root/trace.out'
>
> [ root@bb-dm01 bin]#
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
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> Or perhaps this:
>
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> 1. Enable VM client-side tracing. This is done in the datamovers options
> file
> TRACEFLAGS VM ENTER EXIT PID TID GENERAL
> TRACEFILE <Path to trace file>\VEtrace.txt
>
> Note: The tracefile can be put in any location, the default path is the
> working directory. Ensure the path used has sufficient free disk space so
> it does not fill the disk. It is recommended to not place this on the
> system disk.
>
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Lee, Gary <glee AT bsu DOT edu> wrote:
>
> > Can someone point me toward the syntax for the tracefile option?
> >
> > Linux Client 7.1.6.4,  used as a data mover. For tsm for VE.
> > Directed by ibm support to turn on tracing, but tracefile appears to be
> an
> > error in the dsm.sys file.
> >
>
>
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