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.
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.
- 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. - Logs for recording events- Power log- Event log- Console log- Panic log- IPL log
- Security- and authentication-related logs- Audit log- COD log- Active Directory log- LDAP over SSL log
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. |
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