How to change the log level of the various ProSphere Components

Hi,

ProSphere supports logging of events by services associated with its components. All components along with their logging services are available in the Manage Logs dialog box accessed from the Administration > System > Manage Logs option. From this menu select Edit log levels

The log level controls the detail at which information about a component is written to a log file.

ProSphere supports five log levels. The log levels are listed here in the descending order of detail available in the logs:

• TRACE — Provides the most detailed information.
• DEBUG — Provides information on events that may be relevant for debugging.
• INFO — Provides information relevant to the overall progress of the application. INFO is the default log level.
• WARN — Provides information on potentially harmful conditions that merit attention to ensure that critical application operations are not affected.
• ERROR — Provides information on events that may or may not be fatal to ProSphere and merit investigation.

As you move up the list, log levels are cumulative. Each log level causes the logger to write messages of that log level and levels below it to a log. For example, if log level is set to INFO for a service, the logger writes messages of the types INFO, WARN, and ERROR for that service to the log.

IMPORTANT: To conserve disk space, log levels should not be set to the DEBUG or TRACE levels for more than one or two hours. After collecting log files, reset the log level back to INFO.

Please Note Some Components do not allow changing the log level. For the full list of these Components review the EMC ProSphere Administrators Guide for more information on this Feature.

Regards

Conor