Main BMC Client Management agent log
The tab Agent Log File of the Agent Configuration > Logging node of a device displays the contents of the general CM log file mtxagent.log in its right window pane for inspection. This file is located in the Installation Directory/master/log directory.
The log displays the date and time at which the action occurred, the name of the operational rule the action executed, a letter(s) that indicates of which type the explanation following is, such as ERR for error or T for trace, and so on, the ID of the thread and the description itself.
The displayed contents of the log file can be filtered and thus reduced in size to find specific entries or types of entries as follows:
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description field. |
Date | In this field you can enter a date and time value for which the respective log lines are to be displayed. The format is YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss , and you can use wildcard characters. For example, to display everything logged at 12:30 on the 14 November 2006 the date field must be filled in as follows: 2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this field you can enter any string value which is to be contained in the description of log entry you are looking form. If the preceding box Use Regular Expressions is activated you can also use regular expressions in this field. The description starts from the administrator name, it therefore corresponds to administrator name+IP address+description . Example: to display all lines containing "toto" in the description, enter the following in the Description field: .toto. . |
Type | From this drop down box you can select the type of entry you want to display, possible values are T for Trace, I for Information, ERR for any type of error, D for Details, W for Warning and A for Audit. |
Module | From this list you can select the module for which the entries are to be displayed. |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |
To apply the filters defined in the preceding field click Sort to the right. The right window pane will be refreshed with only the requested lines.