traceContents

Command: traceContents
Category: Performance Monitoring
Status: Production Ready

Description

Contents of a selected trace file - Reading from the end of the file backwards. This command retrieves the most recent entries from a SAP HANA trace file by reading from the end of the file, useful for troubleshooting recent issues.

Syntax

hana-cli traceContents [host] [file] [options]

Aliases

• tc
• traceContent
• tracecontent

Command Diagram

Parameters

Positional Arguments

Parameter	Type	Description
host	string	Host name where the trace file is located
file	string	Trace file name to retrieve contents from

Options

Option	Alias	Type	Default	Description
--host	--ho, --Host	string	-	Host name (can also be positional)
--file	-f, --File	string	-	Trace file name (can also be positional)
--limit	-l	number	2000	Maximum number of lines to read from the file

Connection Parameters

Option	Alias	Type	Default	Description
--admin	-a	boolean	false	Connect via admin (default-env-admin.json)
--conn	-	string	-	Connection filename to override default-env.json

Troubleshooting

Option	Alias	Type	Default	Description
--disableVerbose	--quiet	boolean	false	Disable verbose output
--debug	-d	boolean	false	Debug hana-cli itself by adding output of intermediate details

Examples

Read Trace File with Custom Limit

hana-cli traceContents --host myhost --file tracefile --limit 1000

Retrieve the last 1000 lines from a trace file on the specified host.

Read Trace File with Positional Arguments

hana-cli traceContents myhost indexserver_alert_12345.trc

Retrieve trace contents using positional arguments for host and file.

Read with Default Limit

hana-cli traceContents --host hanaserver --file indexserver.trc

Read trace file with default limit of 2000 lines.

Related Commands

See the Commands Reference for other commands in this category.

See Also

• Category: Performance Monitoring
• All Commands A-Z