Interface Card OL* Support Guide

6 Troubleshooting
This chapter describes OL* errors and the steps you can take to correct them.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• Messages from pdweb Actions
• Attention Button Actions
• Messages from olrad Actions
• hotplugd Daemon Diagnostics
Messages from pdweb Actions
There are two types of pdweb messages:
• Messages that record OL* activity and errors generated by commands executed by pdweb.
These messages are stored in various log files.
• Error messages that pdweb display to your terminal.
Log Files
The pdweb tool logs all activity and error information resulting from executing the underlying
HP-UX commands in three log files.
Table 6-1 Log Files
Information ContainedLog File
Commands executed by pdweb
SAM log file
Web InformationHP Apache-based Web
server log file
olrad command execution
NetTL log file
By default, the stdout and stderr is logged (verbose level) for all commands.
SAM Log File
The SAM log file contains:
• commands executed by pdweb such as ioscan and diskinfo
• errors generated by pdweb that are not Web server related
The SAM log file is located in /var/sam/log/samlog.
To view the SAM log file, use samlog_viewer.
For more information, see the samlog_viewer(1) manpage.
HP Apache-Based Web Server Log File
The HP Apache log file contains start, stop, and Web server errors generated by pdweb, in
addition to other Apache Web server administration information. The log file on every server
includes the following:
• Date and time of change
• Network addresses of the client where the error originated
• Brief description of the error
• Possible reasons for the error (optional)
The HP Apache log file is located in /var/opt/hpwebadmin/logs/error_log.
To view the most recent entries in the HP-UX Apache log file, enter the following command:
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