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12.1.1 Checking the Log Types and Reference Commands


12.1.1 Checking the Log Types and Reference Commands
The logs that are collected/managed by the system include fault information-related logs, logs for recording events, security-related logs, and server environment-related logs.

This section describes the various log types.
Log Type
These systems collect the following types of logs, which can be referenced by the system administrator.
  1. Fault information-related logs
    - Fault Management log (FM log) (*1)

    - Error log

    - Syslog (*1)

    - Monitoring message log

    *1 The log can be referenced only on Oracle Solaris. For details, see Oracle Solaris related manuals.
  2. Logs for recording events
    - Power log

    - Event log

    - Console log

    - Panic log

    - IPL log
  3. Security- and authentication-related logs
    - Audit log

    - COD log

    - Active Directory log

    - LDAP over SSL log
  4. Server environment-related log
    - Temperature history log
Overviews and Reference Methods of Logs
Table 12-1 lists types, overviews, and reference methods of fault information-related logs. For details of XSCF commands, see the man page of each command or the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 XSCF Reference Manual. For details of each log type, see the subsequent sections.
Table 12-1  Fault Information-Related Logs
Log Type Description Size (Entry Size)/
<Standard Storage Period>
Archiving
Output Display Destination/
Reference Method
Fault Management log (FM log) Log for errors, notifications, and failures that occurred in the system.   Domain/
fmdump
Error log Log for errors, notifications, and failures that occurred in the system. The log display format is specific to the platform. About 1,024 generations
(variable length)
<Amount for about 1 month>
Archived
XSCF/
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Syslog
(SYSLOG)
Log for recording output Oracle Solaris messages. If a failure occurs, an overview of the failure is output.   Domain/
Use an Oracle Solaris command to refer to it.
Monitoring message log
(Monitor message log)
Log for recording messages from the XSCF reporting failures
512 KB, about 10,000 lines
XSCF/
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Note - The logs displayed by Oracle Solaris commands are not archived.
Table 12-2 lists types, overviews, and reference methods of the logs for recording events.
Table 12-2  Logs for recording events
Log Type Description Size (Entry Size)/
<Standard Storage Period>
Archiving
Reference Method
Power log
(Power Log)
Log for recording server power events 1,920 generations
(x 16 B)
<Amount for about 1 month>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Event log
(XSCF Event Log)
Log for recording system operations, operation panel operations, and event notifications issued to Oracle Solaris. 4,096 generations
(x 48 B)
<Amount for about 1 month>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Console log
(Console Log)
Log for recording control domain console messages. Turning off the input power clears the log.
512 KB/PPAR, about 10,000 lines/PPAR

<Amount for about 1 week>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Panic log
(Panic Log)
Console log for any panic occurrences
1 generation, 64 KB/PPAR
(about 1,200 lines)

<Amount for 1 time>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
IPL log
(IPL Log)
Log for the period from power-on to Oracle Solaris startup completion
1 generation, 32 KB/PPAR,
about 600 lines/PPAR

<Amount for 1 time>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Table 12-3 lists types, overviews, and reference methods of security-related logs.
Table 12-3  Security-related Logs
Log type Description Size (Entry Size)/
<Standard Storage Period>
Archiving
Reference Method
Audit log
(Audit Log)
XSCF audit-related log
4 MB

<Amount for about 1 month>
Archived
viewaudit(8)
XSCF Web
COD log
(CoD activation log)
Log for CPU Activation additions and deletions 1,024 generations
(x 32 KB)
License per core
Archived
showcodactivationhistory(8)
XSCF Web
Active Directory log
A message log for diagnosing the authentication and authorization of the Active Directory.
250 KB

(about 3,000 lines)
Not Archived
showad(8)
XSCF Web
LDAP over SSL log
(LDAP over SSL Log)
A message log for diagnosing the authentication and authorization of the LDAP over SSL.
250 KB

(about 3,000 lines)
Not Archived
showldapssl(8)
XSCF Web
Table 12-4 lists types, overviews, and reference methods of server environment-related logs.
Table 12-4  Server environment-related log
Log Type Description Size (Entry Size)/
<Standard Storage Period>
Archiving
Reference Method
Temperature history log
(Thermal and humidity History)
Environment-related log with a server temperature history 16,384 generations
(x 16 B)
(Every 10 minutes)
<Amount for about 1 year>
Archived
showlogs(8)
XSCF Web
Note - When the log is full, the log is overwritten, beginning with the oldest log data.