Administration Tool: Log Outputs

Panel Description

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Purpose

The Log Outputs panel enables you to monitor the information being collected about the internal operations of the Java Web Server and client requests for its services.

To indicate which of the available types of information you want to collect, use the Log Files panel of the Administration Tool. The Log Files online help document describes that panel as well as the log types and their location.

To sort and display the collected data for easier analysis, use the Log Statistics panel of the Administration Tool. The Log Statistics online help document describes that panel and how to use it.

Location of panel in Administration Tool:

Log In	->		Web Service ->	Manage	->		Monitor
							\|_ Log Output

Fields

Log File
Use the log files field to select the log output you want to view. Each service (for instance, Web Service) has its own set of the following log files:

Access
Agent
Combined
Error
Event
Referer

For a description of the Administration Tool panels where the properties of these logs can be set, see Log Files.

View Last
Use the View Last field to specify how much of the log contents you want to see. You can choose to display up to the last 5 KBytes of data. The default setting is the last 1 KByte of data.

Snapshot
The Snapshot field is a toggle that enables you to take a snapshot of the contents of the log you have chosen to view.

If the toggle is off (unselected) - The contents in the field display as they come in. If you have selected to view 1 KByte of the last entries in a log, the oldest entries in the log roll out as new entries arrive.
If the toggle is on (selected) - The contents of the log display when you select the Start View button. If you have selected to view 1 KByte of the last entries in a log, no new entries show up until you select the Start View button again to take a new snapshot.

Update Interval
The Update Interval field enables you to specify how often the Log Output screen will update the content of the log you have chosen to view. You can choose to update the log view every 1-15 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.

Next Update
The Next Update field is a clock that graphically shows how often your log view is being dynamically updated. This clock only runs if the Snapshot field is not selected; if you have selected the Snapshot field, your log view will only be updated the next time you take a snapshot.

Word Wrap
The Word Wrap field is a toggle that enables you to select how you want your log entries to be displayed.

If the toggle is on (selected) - Each log entry breaks and wraps to the next line.
If the toggle is off (unselected) - Each log entry displays as a single line.

NOTE: Enlarging the Java Web Server^(TM) window also enlarges the log output field.

Buttons

Start/Restart View
Begins listing log entries. Changes made to any of the Log Output fields do not take effect until you have clicked Start or Restart View.

Stop View
Stops the display of log entries.

Clear
Removes all the entries in the log output window and leaves it blank.

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