Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide

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Viewing Logs, Builds, and Archives 

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The TSBroadcaster keeps a log of the events that show activity on the system and it 

maintains a build that is a backup of the database. You can use logs to confirm that 

changes have been made to the system. 
The TS Broadcaster keeps a record of the content and structure of all Transport 

Streams that it has sent out. The TSBroadcaster logs events daily and produces a new 

event log for each day. The TSBroadcaster allows you to view and retrieve the event 

logs.  
Each time that a Transport Stream is changed, a playout is scheduled, or the stream 

is rebuilt to include updated data. The TSBroadcaster produces a “build” directory 

that contains a complete record of the content of the Transport Stream from that 

point on. The TSBroadcaster allows you to retrieve the builds for analysis.  A stream 

is updated whenever a change is made to the content. Large changes may take some 

time to appear in the output. 
After a pre-defined period, the TSBroadcaster archives the build and log information 

for the period into a zipped archive file. The TSBroadcaster also allows you to 

retrieve and delete archives.   
These logging functions are available to users who have the OperateSystem 

privilege. 

Each entry in the log is allocated a level that is shown in ascending order of 

importance: 
• 

Note.  Provides additional information about the system 

• 

Event.  Indicates a system state change or a significant operation 

• 

WARNING.  Indicates that there is an error that may degrade system operation in 

some limited respects 

• 

ERROR. Indicates that there is an error that prevents the system from operating 

correctly 

• 

FATAL. Indicates that there is an error that prevents the system from operating 

altogether