11: Using Log Files; Understanding Log Files; File Management And Storage; About Message Types - HP zl User Manual

Using Log Files

Understanding Log Files

This chapter describes:
• "Understanding Log Files" on page 111
• "Listing Current Log File Names" on page 112
• "Viewing a Log File Through the CLI" on page 113
• "Viewing a Log File Through the GUI" on page 114
• "Configuring Remote Logging" on page 117
Log files are text files that record activity, including configuration changes. Depending on size, log files
are rotated and compressed.
Log files can also be exported from the Topspin system by using the copy command.

File Management and Storage

The management of log files is performed automatically, but can be configured. Log files are stored
separately from other file types, but all files share the 128 MB of flash memory.
Log files are stored in syslog files.
The system checks the size of the active log file hourly, and when it exceeds 1 MByte, the active log
file, , is closed, compressed, and renamed
ts_log
incriminated by . These files can be downloaded via the Log Viewer GUI, which can create filters for
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troubleshooting and auditing purposes.

About Message Types

The following levels of logging are captured:
. Other
ts_log.1.gz ts_log.
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x files are
.gz