HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Configuring the tool definition files
The XML tool definition file provides an option to disable logging of single-system aware (SSA) and
multiple-system aware (MSA) command tools. The log attribute for the command element specifies whether
the results of the command are output to the HP SIM log file. Command output is logged by default.
Configuring the log.properties file
You might need to create the file and name it log.properties if one does not exist in the directory. HP
SIM uses default values when the file does not exist or when a variable is not defined in the file.
See “Configuring the audit log file” for more information.
Related topic
▲ Viewing the Audit Log
Viewing the Audit Log
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems . The
information is stored in the Audit Log file on the Central Management Server (CMS).
NOTE: You must be signed-in as root or administrator (or any user with administrative rights ) to read the
Audit Log file directly.
To view the HP SIM Audit Log for information recorded in the CMS:
1. Select Tasks & Logs→View HP SIM Audit Log. The Audit Log page appears.
2. Select the log entries you want to view by selecting one of the following options:
• most recent 40 entries. Select this to view a selectable number of the most recent log entries.
The default is set to view the 40 most recent log entries.
• from entry " " to entry " ". Select this option to view an indexed range of log entries.
3. Click View Now. The requested log entries appear.
Log content
The HP SIM Audit Log contains the following information in the order listed, and the log entry key @!@
precedes all other fields in an audit log entry.
• Time stamp date, time, and time zone
• Category
• Result
• Action
• Object type
• Object type descriptor
• Level
• Session user login string
• (Optional) Session ID
• (Optional) Transaction ID
• (Optional) Session user full user name
These fields are displayed in one line. If messages or additional information about a log entry is present, it
appears in the next line.
Example of an HP SIM Audit Log:
@!@,2006-07-11 18:21:50 MDT,CONFIG,SUCCESS,ADD,TASK,Default Automatic
Discovery,SUMMARY,mxadmin,0,11,
@!@,2006-07-11 18:22:06 MDT,CONFIG,SUCCESS,MODIFY,TASK,Initial Hardware Status
Polling,SUMMARY,mxadmin,0,12,
Audit log 601