RM Switch Module Diagnostics

SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, XDB, PostgreSQL, and ODBC
The SQL Server, DB2, Oracle,, XDB, PostgreSQL, and ODBC switch modules have been coded to use the Consolidated Trace Facility (CTF) to aid in debugging any errors returned during operation. The CTF component name for tracing RM switch modules is mf.esxa. We have provided a configuration file, ctf.cfg, by default located in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory, to serve as a starting point. To enable this facility:
  1. Edit the ctf.cfg file using any text editor and change the location parameter on line 6 to the directory where you want to store your trace files.
  2. Create a new system environment variable named MFTRACE_CONFIG, and set its value to the full path where ctf.cfg is located.
  3. Reboot your system to register MFTRACE_CONFIG.
  4. Start Enterprise Server.

Once enabled, the Consolidated Trace Facility writes SQLCODE, SQLSTATE and any associated SQL error messages to a trace file named cassi.textfile.processid.log, located in the directory you specified. Processid is the process ID under which the Enterprise Server SEP was running when the logfile was created.

For more information, see The Consolidated Trace Facility and Components Traced by CTF.

SQL Server
Microsoft provides a downloadable tool, DTCPing, to help diagnose MSDTC configuration problems. We suggest that you use this tool and review relevant Microsoft MSDTC documentation as required to troubleshoot the SQL Server switch module.