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Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator’s Guide
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Log Files
This appendix describes the Broadband Access Center for Cable (BAC) log files that you can use to
identify the status of your BAC implementation to troubleshoot problems.
identify the status of your BAC implementation to troubleshoot problems.
Log Directories
BAC creates log directories based on which server is running; either the DPE or RDU server.
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The RDU server uses a log file called rdu.log. This log file is located in BPR_DATA/rdu/logs
directory.
directory.
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The DPE server uses a log file called dpe.log located, in a BAC lab installation, in the
BPR_DATA/dpe/logs directory.
BPR_DATA/dpe/logs directory.
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You use the show log command, from the DPE CLI, to view the log file. See the
, for additional information.
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Two additional log files are used by the DPE when PacketCable is enabled on the DPE server:
RegSvr.logxxx.log and SNMPService.logyyy.log. You use the show packetcable registration log
and show packetcable snmp log DPE CLI commands to view these files, which are also located in
the BPR_DATA/dpe/logs directory. See the
RegSvr.logxxx.log and SNMPService.logyyy.log. You use the show packetcable registration log
and show packetcable snmp log DPE CLI commands to view these files, which are also located in
the BPR_DATA/dpe/logs directory. See the
, for command usage.
Log Structure
. The log file includes this
information:
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Domain Name—This is the name of the computer generating the log files.
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Date and Time—This is the date on which a message is logged. This information also identifies the
applicable time zone.
applicable time zone.
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Facility—This identifies the system which, in this case is the BAC.
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SubFacility—This identifies the BAC subsystem or component.
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Severity Number—The logging system defines seven levels of severity (log levels) that are used to
identify the urgency with which you might want to address log issues. The process of configuring log
levels is described in the
identify the urgency with which you might want to address log issues. The process of configuring log
levels is described in the
: