Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v1 December 2006

this manual. The trace records are stored in the /var/opt/sfm/log/sfm.log file. You can
send the sfm.log file to the HP support center whenever you encounter a problem.
Following is a sample of the information logged in sfm.log.
01/04/06 06:50:08 EVMAN_COMMANDS ERROR 1069627450 1 Subscription with
this name already exist, Please choose different name and try again.
Table 4-4 describes the various fields included in the sfm.log file.
Table 4-4 Entries in sfm.log
DescriptionField
Displays the date when the message was logged in the sfm.log file.
Date
Displays the time when the message was logged in the sfm.log file.
Time
Displays the name of the module or the providers that logged the message
in the sfm.log file, for example, EVWEB_CLI, FMDProviders.
Module Name
Displays the severity of the message logged in the sfm.log file.
Severity
Displays the 10-digit process ID.Process ID
Displays the thread ID.Thread ID
Displays the text message.Message
To change the default location of the sfm.log file, you must configure the
/opt/sfm/conf/fmloggerconfig.xml file.
You can enable, modify, and disable tracing for an EVWEB session. A session is the duration
between a login and a logout. At the end of a session, tracing is automatically disabled. In an
active session, the trace level remains valid until you modify it.
EVWEB provides the following trace levels in the descending order of severity:
• 1-Critical
• 2-Error
• 3-Warning
• 4-Information
Table 4-5 describes the trace levels in EVWEB.
Table 4-5 Trace Levels in EVWEB
DescriptionTrace Level
The system logs only those situations in EVWEB that cause major failures.
Example: The database server is not functioning properly or is down.
1-Critical
The system logs those situations that cause an error.
Example: There is more than one name. EVWEB accepts only one name.
Critical situations are also logged at the Error trace level.
2-Error
The system logs situations that result in warning messages.
Example: A warning is generated when the default setting is modified.
Both critical and error situations are logged at the Warning trace level.
3-Warning
The system logs situations that result in information messages.
Example: An information is generated when a non-administrator attempts
to perform a task that can be performed only by an administrator.
Critical, error, and warning situations are logged at the Information trace
level.
4-Information
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