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MAS - OHV - Selecting a Data Source & ODBC Tracing

If the Operation History Viewer is installed on the tracing system machine, a data source is created automatically. If not, you need to select a system data source before you can use the Operation History Viewer. See “Procedure 1” and “Procedure 2”, below.

Note: If ODBC logging is enabled on the MAS, performance for the system degrades. ODBC tracing should be enabled for debugging purposes only. To disable ODBC tracing, see “Procedure 3”, below.

Procedure 1: Sharing Out the Operation History Database Directory

On the MAS that is running the Tracing Server software, you must share out the directory in which the operation history database resides.

  1. In Windows Explorer, locate the directory in which the operation history database (OpHist.mdb) resides.

    2. By default the path to this directory is: C:\Program Files\Avaya Modular Messaging\Tracing\

  2. Right-click the Tracing directory and, from the pop-up menu, select Sharing & Security.

    3. The system displays the Tracing Properties dialog box.

  3. On the Sharing tab, select the Share this folder option.
  4. Click Permissions.

    5. The system displays the Permissions for Tracing dialog box.

  5. Select Everyone and make sure that at least the Read permission is set.
    Note: The other settings may be set at your discretion.
  6. In the Permissions for Tracing dialog box, click OK.
  7. In the Tracing Properties dialog box, click Apply.
  8. In the Tracing Properties dialog box, select the Security tab.
  9. Verify that any users who will be using the Operation History Viewer have the following permissions set:
    • Read & Execute
    • List Folder Contents
    • Read
  10. In the Tracing Properties dialog box, click OK.
  11. Right-click the OpHist.mdb file and, from the pop-up menu, select Properties.
  12. In the OpHist.mdb Properties dialog box, select the Security tab.
  13. Verify that any users who will be using the Operation History Viewer have the following permissions set:
    • Read & Execute
    • List Folder Contents
    • Read
  14. In the OpHist.mdb Properties dialog box, click OK.

Procedure 2: Creating a New Data Source

  1. If you need to share out the directory in which the operation history database resides, follow “Procedure 1”, above.
  2. On your Windows desktop, click the Start > Programs > Avaya Modular Messaging > Operation History Viewer menu to launch the Operation History Viewer window. See MAS - Operation History Viewer Window.
  3. Click File > Data Source....

    4. The system displays the standard Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.

  4. Click the System DSN tab.
  5. Click the Add... button.

    6. The system displays the standard Create New Data Source dialog box.

  6. Click Microsoft Access Driver (*.MDB) and click Finish.

    7. The system displays the standard ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box.

  7. In the Data Source Name field, type OperationHistory.
  8. Click the Select... button.

    9. The system displays the standard Select Database dialog box.

  9. Map a drive to the operation history database (OpHist.mdb).
    1. Click the Network... button.
    2. In the Drive field, select a drive letter that has not already been used on this MAS.
    3. Enter the path to the operation history database (OpHist.mdb) by doing one of the following:
      • In the Folder field, type the pathname using the format

        • \\servername\Tracing

        where servername is the domain name of the MAS on which the Tracing Server software is running.

      • Use the Browse... button to locate the Tracing directory on the MAS on which the Tracing Server software is running.
    4. Click Finish.
  10. In the Select Database dialog box, set the Drives field to the drive you mapped in the previous step.

    11. The system displays in the Database Name field a list of one or more databases on the mapped drive. The operation history database (OpHist.mdb) should be among them.

  11. Select OpHist.mdb.
  12. Click OK.
  13. In the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box, click OK.
  14. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, click OK.

Procedure 3: Disabling ODBC Tracing

If ODBC logging is enabled on the MAS, performance for the system degrades. ODBC tracing should be enabled for debugging purposes only. To disable ODBC tracing, follow this procedure.

  1. On your Windows desktop, click the Start > Programs > Avaya Modular Messaging > Operation History Viewer menu to launch the Operation History Viewer window. See MAS - Operation History Viewer Window.
  2. Click File > Data Source....

    3. The system displays the standard Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.

  3. Click the Tracing tab.
  4. You will see a button which toggles to indicate the current tracing status.
    • If the button says Start Tracing Now, then tracing is not active. Press Cancel to close the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.
    • If the button says Stop Tracing Now, tracing is active. Proceed to Step 5.
  5. Click on the Stop Tracing Now button. This stops the tracing and the button toggles to Start Tracing Now.
  6. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, click OK.

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