Click Stop to end tracing. Converting the binary trace files To convert trace files to text format from the command line To convert trace files from the command line, do the following: a. To convert files on the Forefront UAG server, open an elevated command prompt, and navigate to \common\bin\tracing folder (under the Forefront UAG installation folder). b. To convert files on an endpoint device, open an elevated command prompt on the endpoint. Then navigate to the Program Files\Microsoft Forefront UAG\Endpoint Components\3.1.0 folder. At the command prompt, type Note the following: –format. The parameter must be set before running this command. –path The default binary file is located at %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.bin. To change the location of the binary file, specify the <binary_log_file> parameter. Example: Trace.cmd Format the default %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.bin tracing file to the –format. default %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.txt text file. To convert trace files to text format using the trace console In Trace file to format, Use current displays the name and location of the binary that should be converted to readable text. To specify a different location, select Use this file, and click Browse to select the binary file. On the Forefront UAG server or client endpoint devices, click Text to convert the binary file to .txt format. This launches Notepad.exe, and displays the converted binary traces. Note that the text file is not saved by default. Save the file if required. On the Forefront UAG server, to view the trace in the TraceView.exe application, click Viewer.
Click Stop to end tracing. Converting the binary trace files To convert trace files to text format from the command line To convert trace files from the command line, do the following: a. To convert files on the Forefront UAG server, open an elevated command prompt, and navigate to \common\bin\tracing folder (under the Forefront UAG installation folder). b. To convert files on an endpoint device, open an elevated command prompt on the endpoint. Then navigate to the Program Files\Microsoft Forefront UAG\Endpoint Components\3.1.0 folder. At the command prompt, type –format. Note the following: The –path parameter must be set before running this command. The default binary file is located at %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.bin. To change the location of the binary file, specify the <binary_log_file> parameter. Example: Trace.cmd –format. Format the default %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.bin tracing file to the default %windir%\debug\Forefront_UAG.txt text file. To convert trace files to text format using the trace console In Trace file to format, Use current displays the name and location of the binary that should be converted to readable text. To specify a different location, select Use this file, and click Browse to select the binary file. On the Forefront UAG server or client endpoint devices, click Text to convert the binary file to .txt format. This launches Notepad.exe, and displays the converted binary traces. Note that the text file is not saved by default. Save the file if required. On the Forefront UAG server, to view the trace in the TraceView.exe application, click Viewer.
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