Using the Command Line to Enable NetWare Preboot Services Debug Logging

If you want to enable debug logging for the ZENworks Preboot Services (PXE) server installed on NetWare, you can use a command at the NetWare system console. There are two methods of enabling debug logging with a command line interface:


Adding a Startup Switch to Zenpxe.nlm to Enable Preboot Services Debug Logging

  1. At the NetWare server where you have installed ZENworks Preboot Services, unload zenpxe.nlm.

  2. Enable debug logging by entering the following command at the system console:

    zenpxe -debug

The debug log is written to sys:\zenworks\zenpxe.log.


Editing Pxestart.ncf to Enable Transaction Server Debug Logging

  1. Open pxestart.ncf in a text editor.

  2. Enable debug logging in the .ncf file by adding the -debug parameter to the line where dts.nlm is loaded:

    DTS.NLM -debug

  3. Stop and restart preboot services.

    1. At the NetWare system console, enter pxestop.

    2. At the NetWare system console, enter pxestart.

The debug log is written to sys:\zenworks\dts.log.