Oracle Trace File Analyzer
Oracle Trace File Analyzer helps you collect and analyze diagnostic data.
Get Started
Get started with these resources, or jump straight to the user's guide.
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Changes in this Release
Learn about the new features available with each release of Oracle Trace File Analyzer software.
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Getting Started with Oracle Trace File Analyzer
Procedures that describe how to get start using Oracle Trace File Analyzer.
- Installing Oracle Trace File Analyzer on Linux or UNIX as root User in Daemon Mode
- Installing Oracle Trace File Analyzer on Linux or UNIX as Non-root User in Non-Daemon Mode
- Installing Oracle Trace File Analyzer on Microsoft Windows
- Installing Oracle Trace File Analyzer on Microsoft Windows in Non-Daemon Mode
- Masking Sensitive Data
- Securing Access to Oracle Trace File Analyzer
- Maintaining Oracle Trace File Analyzer to the Latest Version
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Managing and Configuring Oracle Trace File Analyzer
Manage Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon, diagnostic collections, and the collection repository.
- Querying Oracle Trace File Analyzer Status and Configuration
- Managing the Oracle Trace File Analyzer Daemon
- Managing the Repository
- Managing Collections
- Configuring the Host
- Configuring the Ports
- Configuring SSL and SSL Certificates
- Configuring and Using REST
- Configuring Email Notification Details
- Troubleshooting Oracle Trace File Analyzer
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Collecting Diagnostic Data Automatically
Oracle Trace File Analyzer monitors your logs for significant problems, such as internal errors like ORA-00600, or node evictions.
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Collecting Diagnostic Data On-Demand
Run Oracle Trace File Analyzer on demand using tfactl command-line tool.
- Viewing System and Cluster Summary
- Investigating Logs for Errors
- Analyzing Logs Using the Included Tools
- Searching Oracle Trace File Analyzer Metadata
- Collecting Diagnostic Data and Using One Command Service Request Data Collections
- Uploading Collections to Oracle Support
- Changing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Trace Levels
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Performing Custom Diagnostic Data Collections
Use the custom collection options to change the diagnostic collections from the default.
- Adjusting the Diagnostic Data Collection Period
- Collecting from Specific Nodes
- Collecting from Specific Components
- Collecting from Specific Directories
- Changing the Collection Name
- Preventing Copying Zip Files and Trimming Files
- Performing Silent Collection
- Preventing Collecting Core Files
- Collecting Incident Packaging Service (IPS) Packages
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Managing Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure Diagnostic Data
Manage Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure diagnostic data and disk usage snapshots.