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Appendix A. Error and event logs
There are multiple log files available to help monitor and troubleshoot the cluster:
Linux log
server log
Systems management log
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The Linux OS log can be viewed in /var/log/messages
The system logging daemons are syslogd and klogd. They are configured
via /etc/syslog.conf.
Log files are automatically rotated by the logrotate command. To rotation is
configured with the /etc/logrotate.conf file.
POST/BIOS errors can be read by pressing F1 during the boot process and
selecting View Error Logs from the menu. This action results in a POST
code and a description of the error. For example:
301 Keyboard Input Error 164 Memory size has changed
Each server in an iDataPlex solution cluster will have an associated system
event log. This might be read using the xCAT eventlog <serverrange> all
command.
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