tracing

A facility that writes detailed information about an operation to an output file. The trace facility produces a detailed sequence of statements that describe the events of an operation as they are executed. Administrators use the trace facility for diagnosing an abnormal condition; it is not normally turned on. Tracing an operation enables you to obtain more information on the internal operations of a component than is provided through logging.

| Note: Tracing uses a large amount of disk space and may have a significant impact on performance. Therefore, you should enable tracing only when necessary.