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Why Choose System Release 4.0?
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Logging: New Logging Utility Makes Troubleshooting Even Easier,
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To view or edit the logging levels for the libraries of a process, select the button next
to the process and click Display Libraries. The libraries for the selected process are
listed beneath the Logging Summary list, as shown in the following example.
Where Do Log Files Reside?
After you configure your logging levels, make sure you know how to access the
DNCS log file and log files for individual processes. You can open the DNCS log in
/var/log/dncsLog and view the data that the DNCS has recorded.
You can find the most recent log files for an individual process in
You can find the most recent log files for an individual process in
/dvs/dncs/tmp/[name of process.*]. The asterisk (*) represents a numeric value, as
you can have a number of different log files for each process.
Notes:
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Notes:
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All processing logging levels can be viewed in /dvs/dncs/tmp.
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Only the Emergency, Alert, Critical, and Error logging levels can be viewed in
/var/log/dncsLog.
For more information on how to use log files to maintain a healthy system, see the
Maintenance Recommendations for the DBDS System Guide.
Am I Required to Stop and Restart Processes When Enabling or Disabling Logging from the
Logging WUI?
No. You can enable and disable logging for a process on the fly without having to
stop and restart the process. However, when setting the EMCDEBUG flags, the
corresponding process will have to be stopped and restarted (bounced).