01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs SPECIAL NOTICES Information in this document is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of this writing. Please send feedback by fax to "AIXServ Information" at (512) 823-4009. Please use this information with care. IBM will not be responsible for damages of any kind resulting from its use. The use of this information is the sole responsibility of the customer and depends on the customer's ability to eval- uate and integrate this information into the customer's operational environment. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This document assumes that you are working with AIX Support under one of the service options. For information on the AIX Support Family and Program Services (IBM's base support for code-related problems), request these faxes from 1-800-IBM-4FAX: 1537 Overview of AIX Support 1760 Using Program Services 2464 The AIX Support Family Non U.S. Customers can requests documents by dialing (from a fax machine) 514-855-4FAX. When you are losing remote print jobs, you can use the fol- lowing procedure to trace the flow of jobs from system to system. This procedure applies to AIX 3.1 and 3.2 on the RISC System/6000. STEPS +----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | NOTES: | | | | 1. To run the following procedure, you will need a | | place to save a large file. | | | | 2. It is best to run this procedure when there is very | | little activity on the network. | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+ 1. Start the iptrace daemon with the following command. The iptrace daemon will track Internet packets that are sent to and from the specified source and destination computers. iptrace -a -b -s {src} -d {dest} {path&filename} Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 1 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 where "src" and "dest" are the source and destination computers and "path&filename" is where you want the data placed (for example, "/tmp/095x8.iptrace"). 2. Send a job from the client to the host printer. 3. Run the following "ipstop" script to stop the iptrace daemon: (Make sure "`" is a grave (back tic); this may not print correctly on all printers.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #!/bin/sh NUM=`ps -e | awk ' /iptrace/ { print $1 } '` [ "$NUM" ] && { kill $NUM ; } || { echo "ipstop: iptrace not running" ; } ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Format the trace into readable text by running the fol- lowing: ipreport {path&filename} > {path&filename} (where the first "path&filename" is the same as in step 1 and the second "path&filename" is a different file to contain the output). | The output of ipreport is now readable and can be faxed | to: | o AIX support - Austin (512) 823-7634 | o AIX support - Dallas (817) 961-7213 (See the next section for alternative methods of sending the testcase information to AIX support.) Be sure to include the item/PMR number and the name of the support person you are working with on the header sheet. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF SENDING INFORMATION Internet Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 2 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 +--- SERVICE USE AGREEMENT --------------------------------+ | | | International Business Machines Corporation | | Internet Testcase Delivery Service | | Service Use Agreement | | | | THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT TO WHICH YOU ARE CONSENTING TO | | BE BOUND. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF | | THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE SERVICE. | | | | o International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | | grants you a non-exclusive access to the Testcase | | Delivery Service via the Internet. | | | | o IBM makes no representations about the suitability | | of this service or about any content or information | | made accessible by the service, for any purpose. The | | service is provided "as is" without express or | | implied warranties, including warranties of | | merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose | | or noninfringement. 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In particular, but without limitation, | | none of the images or files provided or received by | | this Service may be downloaded or uploaded or other- | | wise exported or reexported (i) into or received | | from (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Haiti, | | Iraq, Libya, Yugoslavia, North Korea, Iran, or Syria | | or (ii) to anyone on the US Treasury Department's | | list of Specially Designated Nationals or the US | | Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By down- | | loading or uploading images or files from or to | | systems providing this Service, you are agreeing to | | the foregoing and you are representing and war- | | ranting that you are not located in, under control | | of, or a national or resident of any such country on | | any such list. | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+ Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 3 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 Email Via Internet | Relatively small testcases can be sent via e-mail to | aasc@austin.ibm.com. The allowable size of the testcase | depends mostly on intermediate mail gateways. It is gener- | ally not advisable to send tescases larger than approxi- | mately 4MB via e-mail. Testcases sent via e-mail in the | correct format are automatically processed, making them | almost immediately available for analysis. See the "File | Naming Convention" section of this document for more | details. FTP Via Internet | Sample file names for the tarred and compressed files: ad1000.tar.Z (item number.tar.Z) 1x234.001.tar.Z (problem_report_#.branch_office_#.tar.Z) 1x234.1234567.tar.Z (problem_report_#.customer_#.tar.Z) FTP it to our testcase repository: ftp 198.17.57.67 (or "ftp testcase.boulder.ibm.com") login: anonymous password: (e.g., "customer@wallyworld.com") bin (change to binary transfer mode) cd aix put 1x234.001.tar.Z (for example) ls -l quit | FILE NAMING CONVENTION: | NOTE: Testcases should be archived into a compressed tar | archive using relative path names. If FTPing, Do not create | a separate directory on the testcase server. | Use of the following naming convention will allow our tools | to automatically move the testcase to the proper directories | and update the PMR to indicate that the testcase is avail- | able. Failure to use this naming convention could cause | delays in processing the testcase. | If the testcase files cannot be associated with an existing | PMR or XMENU item, they will be tagged as lost and eventu- | ally deleted. | Testcases associated with PMRs Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 4 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 | ppppp.bbb.ccc.tar.Z | | | | | | | | | | | Indicates that the archive is compressed. | | | | | If you have the gzip command available, | | | | | this will be .gz rather than .Z. | | | | | | | | | Indicates a tar archive. | | | | | | | The 3 character country code. | | | (May be omitted if the country code is 000.) | | | | | The 3 character branch office number. | | | The 5 character PMR number. | Testcases associated with XMENU items | xxxxxx.tar.Z | | | | | | | Indicates that archive is compressed. | | | If you have the gzip command available, | | | this will be .gz rather than .Z. | | | | | Indicates a tar archive. | | | The XMENU item number. | CREATING A COMPRESSED TAR ARCHIVE | Testcases should be archived into a compressed tar archive | using relative path names. The following is an example of | how to create a compressed tar archive. | o Place the testcase files into a separate directory using | commands similar to those in the following example. In | this example, we'll use a directory named /tmp/testcase. | cd /tmp | mkdir testcase | cp file1 file2 file3 testcase | o Execute one of the following commands to create the com- | pressed tar archive. Using the gzip command (if avail- | able), will generally produce a significantly smaller | file. | With the gzip command: | tar -cf- testcase | gzip -9 >9x999.999.999.tar.gz | Without the gzip command: | tar -cf- testcase | compress >9x999.999.999.tar.Z | Testcases should be archived into a compressed tar archive | using relative path names. The following example will | uuencode and send the compressed tar archive created in the | previous section. You should substitute the correct filename | when sending your testcase. | uuencode 9x999.999.999.tar.gz 9x999.999.999.tar.gz | \ | mail -s "AIX_Testcase:9x999.999.999.tar.gz" aasc@austin.ibm.com Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 5 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 IBM Internal -- VM | REMINDER: If you have absolutely no other available elec- | tronic method of sending a testcase, you can send it through | VNET. This method only works for IBM internal customers. It | is not automated, which could cause delays in testcase proc- | essing. FTP IS THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR SENDING TESTCASES. The testcase should be combined into a single compressed tar archive and uploaded in BINARY format. Please name the file PPPPPBBB TARZBIN, where PPPPP is the PMR number and BBB is the branch office number (without the "b"). node = "AUSVMR" userid = "V3DEFECT" Using iptrace to Track Remote Print Jobs 6 01/12/96, 4FAX# 1845 READER'S COMMENTS Please fax this form to (512) 823-4009, attention "AIXServ Informa- tion". You may also e-mail comments to: elizabet@austin.ibm.com. These comments should include the same customer information requested below. Use this form to tell us what you think about this document. If you have found errors in it, or if you want to express your opinion about it (such as organization, subject matter, appearance) or make sug- gestions for improvement, this is the form to use. If you need technical assistance, contact your local branch office, point of sale, or 1-800-CALL-AIX (for information about support offer- ings). These services may be billable. Faxes on a variety of sub- jects may be ordered free of charge from 1-800-IBM-4FAX. 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