Data Capture

Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.

The minimum items for data capture are:

Your enterprise server's System Directory, %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Micro Focus User\Visual COBOL\WORKAREA\ESName (Windows) or $COBDIR/var/mfcobol/es/WORKAREA/ESName (UNIX), contains:
- The console log: console.log and console.bak.
- The communications process log file or files; see the topic Communications Process Log Files.
- The trace diagnostic datasets, casauxta.rec and casauxtb.rec.
- The system abend dump, if one exists (casdumpa.rec, casdumpb.rec or casdumpx.rec).
- The externally triggered dump (filenames as for the system abend dump).
Note: If your enterprise server is running under the Windows LocalService account, the directory might be hidden by Windows. See System Directory for more information.
A copy of the file cobver (Windows) or cobver (UNIX), located in %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\etc (Windows) or $COBDIR/etc (UNIX), and that holds the name and version of the product you are using.
If it exists, the mf-server.dat file is located in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\bin and \bin64 (Windows) or $COBDIR/etc (UNIX) .
The Directory Server configuration directory, usually under the C:\Users\All Users\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\mfds (Windows) or $COBDIR/etc/mfds (UNIX) directory.
The Directory Server log file (usually under the %ProgramData%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer (Windows) or /var/mfcobol/logs (UNIX) directory); see the section Directory Server Journal.
Logs for other components that may be enabled such as Fileshare.
A list of processes running on the machine. You should obtain two lists - one at the beginning of the data capture list, and one at the end. You can obtain this from the Windows Task Manager (Windows) or by running the following command (UNIX):
```
ps -ef
```
A list of shared memory areas and semaphores. You can obtain this using third-party tools such as Process Explorer (Windows) or by running the following command (UNIX):
```
ipcs -a
```
A list of network connections and listening sockets, obtained by running the netstat command.
Note: The syntax of this command differs between UNIX platforms.
Optionally, a list of open files. You can obtain this using third-party tools such as Process Explorer (Windows) or by running the following command (UNIX):
```
lsof
```
This command is available from third-party UNIX tool suppliers.

Note:

The operating system tools that you can use to obtain information such as Process Explorer (Windows) or the ipcs command (UNIX) provide a range of options. You can obtain advice on the most useful options from Micro Focus technical support.
Many of these items are held in the enterprise serve directory, so it's best to start by taking the whole directory

It is important that the data capture process is non-destructive, that is, does not damage a healthy system, and that it is non-blocking, that is, does not wait on anything that may not complete in a sick system.