Start-VMTrace
Starts tracing to a file.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Start-VMTrace
    [-Level] <TraceLevel>
    [-TraceVerboseObjects]
    [-Path <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Start-VMTrace cmdlet starts tracing to a file. You can use this information for advanced debugging.
Examples
Example 1: Start error tracing
PS C:\> Start-VMTrace -Level Error
This command starts tracing at the level of Error.
Parameters
-Level
Specifies the level of tracing. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Off
- Error
- Warning
- Info
- Verbose
Parameter properties
| Type: | TraceLevel | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Accepted values: | Error, Warning, Info, Verbose | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-Path
Specifies the path of the file where this cmdlet stores the trace information.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-TraceVerboseObjects  
		Specifies that tracing uses verbose objects.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.