lttng-create(1) =============== :revdate: 14 June 2021 NAME ---- lttng-create - Create an LTTng recording session SYNOPSIS -------- Create a local mode recording session: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] [option:--shm-path='DIR'] [option:--no-output | option:--output='DIR' | option:--set-url=**file://**__DIR__] Create a network streaming mode recording session: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] [option:--shm-path='DIR'] (option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL') Create a snapshot mode recording session: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] option:--snapshot [option:--shm-path='DIR'] [option:--no-output | option:--output='DIR' | option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL'] Create a live mode recording session: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] option:--live[='DELAYUS'] [option:--shm-path='DIR'] [option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL'] DESCRIPTION ----------- The `lttng create` command creates a new recording session for your Unix user within the connected session daemon (see the ``Session daemon connection'' section of man:lttng(1) to learn how a user application connects to a session daemon). See man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more about recording sessions. Without the 'SESSION' argument, LTTng automatically generates a recording session name having the ++auto-++__YYYYmmdd__++-++__HHMMSS__ form, where 'YYYYmmdd' and 'HHMMSS' are the creation date and time. 'SESSION' may :not: contain the character `/`. Specify the path of the directory containing the shared memory files holding the channel ring buffers with the option:--shm-path option. Specifying a location on an NVRAM file system makes it possible to recover the latest recorded trace data when the system reboots after a crash with the man:lttng-crash(1) utility. By default, the `create` command automatically spawns: * A session daemon for your Unix user if none is currently running. + Override the path of the session daemon binary to spawn with the general genoption:--sessiond-path option. + Avoid automatically spawning a session daemon with the general genoption:--no-sessiond option. * A relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)) if all the following statements are true: + -- * You specify the option:--live option. * You don't specify any of the option:--set-url, option:--ctrl-url, or option:--data-url options. * No relay daemon is currently listening for TCP connections on +127.0.0.1:{default_network_viewer_port}+ (default LTTng live reader connection address and port). -- + In this case, the `create` command spawns a relay daemon as such: + [verse] *lttng-relayd* nloption:--live-port=**tcp://localhost:{default_network_viewer_port}** {nbsp} + Override the path of the relay daemon binary to spawn with the general genoption:--relayd-path option. On success, the `create` command sets the current recording session (see man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more) to the created recording session. See the ``<>'' section below for usage examples. Show the status of the current recording session with the man:lttng-status(1) command. List the recording sessions of your Unix user, or of all users if your Unix user is `root`, within the connected session daemon with the man:lttng-list(1) command. Start and stop a recording session with the man:lttng-start(1) and man:lttng-stop(1) commands. Save and load a recording session with the man:lttng-save(1) and man:lttng-load(1) commands. Allow and disallow specific processes to record events with the man:lttng-track(1) and man:lttng-untrack(1) commands. Archive the current trace chunk of (rotate) a recording session with the man:lttng-rotate(1) command. Destroy a recording session with the man:lttng-destroy(1) command. [[modes]] Recording session modes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As documented in man:lttng-concepts(7), LTTng offers four recording session modes: [[local-mode]]Local mode:: Write the trace data to the local file system. + The trace data output directory is: + With the option:--no-output option::: None: the file system output is disabled. With the option:--output='DIR' or option:--set-url=++file://++__DIR__ option::: The directory 'DIR'. Otherwise::: A subdirectory, under the `$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`) directory, of which the name contains the recording session name and the date/time. [[network-streaming-mode]]Network streaming mode:: Send the trace data over the network to a listening relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)). + Set the trace output destination with the option:--set-url option, or with the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options (see the ``<>'' section below). [[snapshot-mode]]Snapshot mode (option:--snapshot option):: Only write the trace data to the local file system or send it to a listening relay daemon (man:lttng-relayd(8)) when LTTng takes a snapshot (see the man:lttng-snapshot(1) command). + With this mode, LTTng: + With the option:--no-output option::: Does :not: add any snapshot output to the created recording session. With the option:--output option, the option:--set-url option, or the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options::: Adds a snapshot output named `snapshot-1` using the provided path or URL(s) to the created recording session. Otherwise::: Adds an automatic snapshot output named `snapshot-1` to the created recording session. + The automatic snapshot output is a subdirectory, under the `$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`) directory, of which the name contains the recording session name and the date/time. [[live-mode]]Live mode (option:--live option):: Send the trace data over the network to a listening relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)) for live reading. + Set the trace output destination with the option:--set-url='URL' option, or with the option:--ctrl-url='URL' and option:--data-url='URL' options (see the ``<>'' section below). 'URL' may :not: start with `file://`. [[url-format]] URL format ~~~~~~~~~~ The argument of the option:--set-url='URL', option:--ctrl-url='URL', and option:--data-url='URL' options is an URL. There are two available 'URL' formats. Local format:: + [verse] file://'TRACEDIR' {nbsp} + The `file://` protocol targets the *local file system*: you may only use such an URL with the option:--set-url option when you create the recording session in local or snapshot mode (see the ``<>'' section above). + 'TRACEDIR'::: Absolute path to the directory containing the trace data on the local file system. Network format:: + [verse] 'NETPROTO'://('HOST' | 'IPADDR')[:__CTRLPORT__[:__DATAPORT__]][/'TRACEDIR'] {nbsp} + This format is only available when you create the recording session in network streaming, snapshot (option:--snapshot), or live (option:--live) mode (see the ``<>'' section above). + 'NETPROTO'::: Network protocol, amongst: + -- `net`:: TCP over IPv4. + The default values of 'CTRLPORT' and 'DATAPORT' are respectively {default_network_control_port} and {default_network_data_port}. `net6`:: TCP over IPv6. + The default values of 'CTRLPORT' and 'DATAPORT' are respectively {default_network_control_port} and {default_network_data_port}. `tcp`:: Same as the `net` protocol. + You may only use this with the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options together. `tcp6`:: Same as the `net6` protocol. + You can only be use this with the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options together. -- + ('HOST' | 'IPADDR')::: Hostname or IP address. + IPv6 address must be enclosed in square brackets (`[` and{nbsp}`]`); see https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt[RFC{nbsp}2732]. 'CTRLPORT'::: Control TCP port. 'DATAPORT'::: Data TCP port. 'TRACEDIR'::: Path of the directory containing the trace data on the remote file system. + This path is relative to the base output directory of the LTTng relay daemon (see the nloption:--output option of man:lttng-relayd(8)). include::common-lttng-cmd-options-head.txt[] Mode selection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the ``<>'' section above. At most one of: option:--live[='DELAYUS']:: Create the recording session in live mode. + The optional 'DELAYUS' argument is the maximum time (in µs) you can wait for the data to be flushed (sent to the connected LTTng relay daemon). The default value of 'DELAYUS' is {default_lttng_live_timer}. + Set the URL of the relay daemon to connect to with the option:--set-url option, or with the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options, instead of using `net://127.0.0.1`. + The session daemon must be able to connect to a listening relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)). option:--snapshot:: Create the recording session in snapshot mode. + This is equivalent to: + * One of: + -- With the option:--no-output option:: Not adding any snapshot output after LTTng creates the recording session. With the option:--output option, the option:--set-url option, or the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options:: Adding a snapshot output named `snapshot-1` using the provided path or URL(s) immediately after LTTng creates the recording session. Otherwise:: Adding an automatic snapshot output named `snapshot-1` immediately after LTTng creates the recording session. + The automatic snapshot output is a subdirectory, under the `$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`) directory, of which the name contains the recording session name and the date/time. -- * Forcing all the channels to be created for the recording session to be configured with the nloption:--override and nloption:--output=++mmap++ options (see man:lttng-enable-channel(1)). Output ~~~~~~ option:--no-output:: Depending on the recording session mode (see the ``<>'' section above): + Local mode::: Disable the file system output. Snapshot mode (option:--snapshot option)::: Do :not: add a snapshot output after creating the recording session. option:-o 'DIR', option:--output='DIR':: Equivalent to option:--set-url=++file://++__DIR__. option:--shm-path='DIR':: Set the path of the directory containing the shared memory files holding the channel ring buffers to 'DIR' on the local file sytem. URL ~~~ See the ``<>'' section above to learn more about the syntax of the 'URL' argument of the following options. option:-C 'URL', option:--ctrl-url='URL':: Set the control path URL to 'URL'. + You must also use the option:--data-url option. + Not available in local mode (see the ``<>'' section above). + In snapshot mode, this is equivalent to using the nloption:--ctrl-url option of the `add-output` action of the man:lttng-snapshot(1) command immediately after creating the recording session. option:-D 'URL', option:--data-url='URL':: Set the trace data path URL to 'URL'. + You must also use the option:--ctrl-url option. + Not available in local mode (see the ``<>'' section above). + In snapshot mode, this is equivalent to using the nloption:--data-url option of the `add-output` action of the man:lttng-snapshot(1) command immediately after creating the recording session. option:-U 'URL', option:--set-url='URL':: Set the destination URL of the control path and trace data to 'URL'. + This URL remains unchanged as long as the recording session exists. + Depending on the recording session mode (see the ``<>'' section above): + Local mode::: 'URL' must start with `file://`, followed with the destination directory path on the local file system. Network streaming and live modes::: Equivalent to using both the option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options. Snapshot mode (option:--snapshot option)::: Equivalent to using the 'URL' non-option argument of the `add-output` action of the man:lttng-snapshot(1) command immediately after creating the recording session. include::common-lttng-cmd-help-options.txt[] include::common-lttng-cmd-after-options.txt[] [[examples]] EXAMPLES -------- .Create a normal mode recording session with a generated name. ==== [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create ---- ==== .Create a normal mode recording session with a custom name. ==== [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create my-session ---- ==== .Create a normal mode recording session with a specific output directory. ==== See the option:--output option. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --output=/path/to/traces ---- ==== .Create a network streaming mode recording session. ==== See the ``Output directory'' section of man:lttng-relayd(8) to understand where the relay daemon to connect to (`10.0.0.242`) writes the received traces. See the option:--set-url option. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --set-url=net://10.0.0.242/inv4 ---- ==== .Create a snapshot mode recording session with a default snapshot output. ==== See the option:--snapshot option. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --snapshot ---- ==== .Create a snapshot mode recording session with a custom snapshot output. ==== See the option:--snapshot and option:--set-url options. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --snapshot \ --set-url=tcp://192.168.1.102:1234:5678/my-snapshots ---- ==== .Create a snapshot mode recording session with no snapshot output. ==== See the option:--snapshot and option:--no-output options. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --snapshot --no-output ---- ==== .Create an LTTng live mode recording session with a default relay daemon URL. ==== See the option:--live option. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --live ---- ==== .Create an LTTng live mode recording session with a custom live timer period and relay daemon URL. ==== See the option:--live and option:--set-url options. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create --live=250000 \ --set-url=tcp://relayd34:4885:4886 ---- ==== .Create a normal mode recording session with a custom directory containing the ring buffer shared memory files. ==== See the option:--shm-path option. [role="term"] ---- $ lttng create my-session --shm-path=/mnt/nvram2/lttng ---- ==== include::common-footer.txt[] SEE ALSO -------- man:lttng(1), man:lttng-destroy(1), man:lttng-enable-channel(1), man:lttng-list(1), man:lttng-rotate(1), man:lttng-save(1), man:lttng-set-session(1), man:lttng-start(1), man:lttng-status(1), man:lttng-track(1), man:lttng-concepts(7), man:lttng-relayd(8), man:lttng-sessiond(8)