Contents of the logs
The displayed contents of the log file can be filtered and thus reduced in size to find specific entries or types of entries. To apply the filters defined in the preceding text box click the Sort button to the right. The right window pane will be refreshed with only the requested lines.
The following tables describe the parameters present in various log files:
Asset discovery log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description boxes. |
Date | In this text box 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 box must be filled in as follows:2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box you can enter any string value which is to be contained in the description of log entry you are looking form. For example, to display all lines containing "toto" in the description, enter the following in the Description text box: .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. |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |
Audit log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Date | In this text box 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 box must be filled in as follows: 2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box 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 text box. 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 box: .toto. . |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description box. |
Main BMC Client Management agent log
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. |
Operational rules log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description boxes. |
Date | In this text box 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 box must be filled in as follows:2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box you can enter any string value which is to be contained in the description of log entry you are looking form. For example, to display all lines containing "toto" in the description, enter the following in the Description box: .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. |
Name | In this text box you can enter the name of the operational rule for which to display all entries, for example, all entries concerning a rule called Software Distribution Rule . |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |
Patch manager log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description boxes. |
Date | In this text box 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 box must be filled in as follows:2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box you can enter any string value which is to be contained in the description of log entry you are looking form. For example, to display all lines containing "toto" in the description, enter the following in the Description box: .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. |
Name | In this box you can enter the name of the patch for which to display all entries, for example, all entries concerning a patch called csi2010-kb1258964-fulfile-x86-glb.exe . |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |
Reboot log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Parameter | Description |
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description box. |
Date | In this text box 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 2014 the date box must be filled in as follows: 2014/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box 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 text box. 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 box: .toto. . |
Rollout log
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Regular Expressions | Check this box if a regular expressions can be used in the following Description boxes. |
Date | In this text box 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 box must be filled in as follows:2006/11/14 12:30.* . |
Description | In this text box you can enter any string value which is to be contained in the description of log entry you are looking form. For example, to display all lines containing "toto" in the description, enter the following in the Description box: .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. |
Thread ID | In this field you can enter the unique identifier of a specific thread that you would like to follow. |