Log Entries Attributes

Use the Log Entries attributes to create situations to monitor entries made to monitored logs.


Class The class of entry for errlogs, indicated by S = software, H = hardware, or O = errlogger. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 16 characters.

Description The content of the log entry. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters.

Description (Unicode) The content of the log entry. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 768 bytes.

Entry Time The date and time, as set on the monitored system, indicating the instance when the entry was written. The timestamp format for SCAN and STR functions is CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)

Y = Year

M = Month

D = Day

H = Hour

M = Minute

S = Second

m = millisecond

Frequency Threshold The number of times an event must occur within a user-specified interval before a situation is raised. Valid entry is an integer of up to four bytes. Note that Frequency Threshold does not display in the workspace, although it can be used as a situation predicate.

Log Name The name of the monitored log. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 128 characters.

Log Name (Unicode) The name of the monitored log. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, okwith a maximum length of 384 bytes.

Log Path The absolute path name of the monitored log. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters.

Log Path (Unicode) The absolute path name of the monitored log. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 768 bytes.

Managed System The name of the node that the agent is monitoring. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 64 characters.

Period Threshold The interval within which an event must occur at least a user-specified number of times before a situation is raised. Valid entry is an integer of up to four bytes. Note that Period Threshold does not display in the workspace, although it can be used as a situation predicate.

Source The application or resource that logged the entry. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 32 characters.

Source (Unicode) The application or resource that logged the entry. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 96 bytes.

System The system on which the entry was written. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 32 characters.

Timestamp The date and time, as set on the monitored system, indicating the instance when the agent collects information. The timestamp format for SCAN and STR functions is CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)

Y = Year

M = Month

D = Day

H = Hour

M = Minute

S = Second

m = millisecond

Type The type of entry for errlogs and utmp logs. For errlog entries, the entry types include PEND, PERF, PERM, TEMP and UNKN. For utmp logs, the entry types include Unused space, Run level, System boot time, User logon time, User idle time, init process, getty waiting, User process, Zombie process, and Accounting. Valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 16 characters.