User's Manual

D-18 Customizing the DecisioNet System
Log Monitor
The Log Monitor is designed to continuously monitor the DecisioNet
error logs, and alert a user to error conditions that require DecisioNet
System maintenance. How often the Log Monitor checks the System
Error Log is configurable by changing the default time option of 30
minutes in the logmon script. Log Monitor software can be configured
to issue alerts for specific error conditions and specify corrective
actions to eliminate the problem. Additional tasks may also be
specified to be performed when an alert occurs. These actions are
specified in the basesw.cfg file. The Log Monitor uses an audible signal
and displays a dialog box on the DecisioNet controller to issue the
alert, and requires acknowledgement of the alert. A problem report is
generated by the Log Monitor, and is saved in plain ASCII text format
to the EPL data directory. An option is provided in the alert dialog box
to immediately view the problem report or you can use an editor to
view it at a later time from the DOS or UNIX prompt.
Log Monitor Report
The Log Monitor report file (logmon.rpt) is written to the directory
pointed to by the ESCONFIGDIR environment variable. Logmon.rpt is
overwritten each time a new alert is generated. However, a history of
Log Monitor reports may be saved if the Log Monitor is invoked with
the -h option. (Each report is archived with a filename of
logmon.rpt.xxx, where xxx is a number from 001 to 999.) The problem