5.8.5

Collector Log File Messages
These messages in the collector.log file indicate that the ActiveMQ service is down.
2010-04-12 19:04:10,715 ERROR [ActiveMQ Task]
org.apache.activemq.transport.failover.FailoverTransport.doReconnect - Failed to connect to
transport after: 5 attempt(s)
2010-04-12 19:04:10,715 ERROR [Communicator]
com.integrien.alive.collector.CommunicatorThread.connect - Can not connect to the MQ Broker. The
reason is Connection refused: connect
These messages indicate that the CollectorServer service started successfully.
INFORMATION [WrapperListener_start_runner] com.integrien.alive.collector.CollectorMain.start -
CollectorService has been started 10.1.11.40
INFORMATION [Communicator] com.integrien.alive.collector.CommunicatorThread.connect - Collector
by id 1 successfully connected to MQ.
INFORMATION [Thread-5] com.integrien.alive.collector.Collector.describe - Beginning Describe on
Collector
INFORMATION [Thread-5] com.integrien.alive.collector.Collector.describe - Describe succeeded
Modify Logging Levels
You can modify logging levels for the vCenter Operations Web, vCenter Operations Analytics, and vCenter
Operations Collector logs.
The available logging levels are ALL, DEBUG, ERROR, FATAL, INFO, OFF, and WARN. The logging level
is set to ERROR by default. To troubleshoot problems, set the logging level to INFO. To view detailed
messages, including micro steps, queries, and returned results, set the logging level to DEBUG.
NOTE If you set the logging level to DEBUG, log files can become large very quickly. Set the logging level to
DEBUG only for short periods of time.
Procedure
1 Select Admin > Support.
2 On the Logs tab, select the log type folder and click the Edit Properties icon.
You can select vCenter Operations Web, vCenter Operations Analytics, or any vCenter Operations
Collector folder.
3 Edit the logging level settings.
Option Action
To set the root logging level
Select a level from the Root Logger Level drop-down menu.
To specify how long to keep log
files
Type the number of days in the Maximum backup days text box.
To set the logging level for a
component group
Click the component group and select a logging level from the Group Log
Level drop-down menu.
To set the logging level for a
specific component
Expand the component group, select the current logging level or Please
Select for the component, and select a new logging level from the drop-
down menu.
4 Click OK to save your configuration.
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