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Chapter 5 — Operating the Library
Use Syslog
The BlueScale Syslog feature sends all system messages logged by the
library to a previously configured Syslog server. Syslog is a standard for
forwarding log messages over an Internet Protocol (IP) computer network.
It provides separation of the software that generates log messages from the
system that stores the messages.
Each system message the library sends to the Syslog server contains the
original system message posted by the library and the remedy information
associated with the system message.
See Syslog Server IP Address on page 104 for information about entering
the IP address of the Syslog server. Entering a valid IP address enables the
Syslog feature.
When enabled, the BlueScale Syslog feature automatically sends all system
messages posted by the library to a single, previously configured Syslog
server. The library transmits the messages to the Syslog server using the
format:
<severity level>BlueScale_<library name>[PP]:(<message number>)
<message text>
where:
Variable
severity level
library name
PP
message number
message text
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Definition
Indicates the severity the library assigned to the message. This severity
corresponds to the syslog priorities as follows:
This library system message severity...
Informational
Warning
Error
Fatal Error
The name of the library, if configured. If the library name is not configured, this
value is set to "UnknownLibrary."
Refer to Library Name on page 101 for information about setting the library
name.
Indicates the ID number of the process that was being performed by the
library's BlueScale software when the system message was posted. This ID
number is for internal use only.
Indicates the order in which the Syslog server received the messages. The counter
increments each time a message is received, beginning at zero. The counter can be
used to determine whether all messages are arriving at the Syslog server.
Shows the actual message posted by the library. Each system message posted by
the library generates two Syslog messages; one for the message text and one for
the remedy text. The two messages have the same message number, which is
included at the beginning of the message.
Monitoring Your Library
Corresponds to this Syslog priority...
6 (Informational)
4 (Warning)
3 (Error)
2 (Critical)
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