FSE event log | HP File System Extender (FSE) specification

: Linux (2.4.19-4GB,#1 Mon Aug 4 23:23:04 UTC 2003) on i686

The -voption displays the Log Analyzer version.

The ConfigFile argument sets the general configuration file to be used.

Linux specific

To start Log Analyzer to monitor the FSE event log file (/var/opt/fse/log/fse.log), execute the following command:

# /opt/fse/lbin/loganalyzer /etc/opt/fse/loganalyzer.config &

To start Log Analyzer to monitor the system event log file (/var/log/messages), execute the following command:

# /opt/fse/lbin/loganalyzer_messages /etc/opt/fse/loganalyzer_messages.config &

Windows specific

To start Log Analyzer to monitor the FSE event log file (%InstallPath%\var\log\fse.log), execute the following command:

C:\>LogAnalyzer LogAnalyzer.config

Reconfiguring the monitoring and analysis of log files

To reconfigure the monitoring and analysis of log files, the Log Analyzer configuration files must be reconfigured. Then, the Log Analyzer daemons (on Linux systems) or the LogAnalyzer service (on Windows systems) must be restarted in order for the changes in the Log Analyzer configuration files to take effect.

The FSE event log

The FSE event log records specific information on events occurring in FSE processes during the operation of FSE. It provides summary reporting on routine and non-routine events. These events are, for example, startup of the FSE agents and daemons (services), startup and completion of FSE jobs, reconfiguration of FSE resources, operations with FSE media and so on. This helps you to determine the load on the FSE implementation, the frequency and the duration of FSE jobs, backup creation interval, disk usage (watermarks), and so on. All these statistics can be used for fine-tuning the FSE implementation.

Logging FSE media operations

Some operations on FSE tape media may be rather long-lasting. In order to facilitate tracking, monitoring, and debugging of operations like migrations, recalls, and media formatting and initialization, these operations are also logged. Such logging is also enabled for FSE disk media.

The following operations on media are logged in the FSE event log:

•Searching for EOD (end-of-data)

•Searching to the beginning of an FSE medium volume

•Changing the current medium volume

•Writing a filemark

•Searching to a filemark

•Searching to a particular block on an FSE medium

Example FSE event log

Linux specific

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FSE Event log file

Hostname (IP): linux_fse_server.com (10.65.1.58), official: linux_fse_server.com (10.65.1.58)

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File System Extender (FSE) specifications

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