Administering Logs

The Java Console enables you to customize the log display of messages generated by the engine. In the Logs dialog box, you can set filter criteria to search and view messages, and monitor and resolve alert messages.

To browse the logs for detailed views of each log message, double-click the event's description. Use the arrows in the VCS Log details pop-up window to navigate backward and forward through the message list.

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Customizing the Log Display

From the Logs dialog box, use the Edit Filters feature to customize the display of log messages.

  To customize the log display for VCS Logs

1. In the VCS Logs tab, click Edit Filters.

   

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2. Enter the filter criteria:

   

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   1. Click the types of logs to appear on the message display.
   2. From the Logs of list, select the category of log messages to display.
   3. From the Named menu, select the name of the selected object or component. To view all the messages for the selected category, click All.
   4. In the Logs from last field, enter the numerical value and select the time unit.
   5. To search log messages, enter the search string. Select the Whole String check box, if required.
   6. Click OK.

  To customize the log display for Agent Logs

1. In the Agent Logs tab, enter the filter criteria:

   

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   1. Click the name of the system.
   2. Enter the number of logs to view.
   3. Click the resource type.
   4. Click the name of the resource. To view messages for all resources, click All.
   5. Click Get Logs.

Resetting the Log Display

Use the Reset Filters feature to set the default settings for the log view. For example, if you customized the log view to only show critical and error messages using the Edit Filters feature, the Reset Filters feature will set the view to show all log messages.

  To reset the default settings for the log display

In the VCS Logs tab, click Reset Filters.