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4: Running the SGI Media Server
VST Log Message Structure
Each VST log message has the following format:
c dd-hh:mm:ss.mmmmmm pppp log_message
The fields represent the following:
c Severity code of the message
dd Day of the month
hh:mm:ss.mmmmmm
Time stamp that indicates when the message was written
pppp Process ID of the process that wrote the message to the log
log_message Actual text message
Table 4-1 shows the VST logging levels and security codes, which are listed in decreasing
order of severity.
Table 4-1 Logging Levels
Severity
Severity
Code
Logging
Level Description
Emergency P–6Panic condition.
Alert A–5A condition that should be corrected immediately, such as a corrupted
system file.
Critical C–4A critical condition that has system-wide impact, such as a hard device
error; immediate action is required.
Error E–3A problem that needs correcting, but does not require immediate action.
Warning W–2Possible problem, but could be a transient problem that corrects itself.
Notice N–1Condition that might require attention, but is not an error condition.
Info I0Informational message.
Debug
nn
Information message that normally is of use only to engineers for
debugging; can be Debug1, Debug2, or Debug3, where Debug3
produces the greatest amount of debugging information.