The Log Analyzer takes one or more service or activity logs, merges all of the data, and displays the entries.
Based on its symptom database, the tool analyzes and interprets the event or error conditions in the log entries to help you diagnose problems. Log Analyzer has a special feature enabling it to download the latest symptom database from the IBM Web site.
To download the latest updates to the symptom database, use the File > Update Database > WebSphere Application Server Symptom Database option for WebSphere Application Server, or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Symptom Database option for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment in the Log Analyzer interface.
The application server creates the service or activity log file from the activity of the various WebSphere Application Server components. Log Analyzer is used to view the service or activity log file. Log Analyzer can merge service or activity log files into one log file. The service or activity log file, activity.log, is a binary file in the logs directory of the app_server_root directory.
You cannot view the service or activity log with a text editor but you can using the Log Analyzer tool.
The Log Analyzer tool cannot view remote files. If the operating system on which you are running WebSphere Application Server does not support the use of a graphical interface, transfer the file in binary mode to the system on which you are running the Java administrative console. Use the Log Analyzer tool there.
To direct the service or the activity log contents to stdout, use the showlog activity.log command.
To send the service or activity log to a text file for viewing with a text editor, use the showlog activity.log textFileName command.
You can access Log Analyzer help files
using the operating system default Internet browser only. You cannot access
the help files using an Internet browser other than the default. However,
Windows systems ask you to select either Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer
as the default browser. You cannot select either Netscape or Internet Explorer
as the browser to display HTML help files.
You
can access help files using any Internet browser. You can use such browsers
as Netscape Navigator, by setting the location of its executable in the Preferences
dialog tool . The option enables you to select either Netscape or Internet
Explorer as the browser to display HTML help files that is not used .
-P logAnalyzerBean.active="true"
Set the Performance and Analysis Tools property in the file responsefile.txt to true to install the Log Analyzer tool. The property in the responsefile.txt file is: -P performanceAndAnalysisToolsBean.active="true".