Viewing performance monitors logs

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Use performance monitor logs to view detailed information about the status, actions, and progress of a performance monitor. You can use this information to troubleshoot any errors that might occur when a performance monitor is running.

About this task

Performance monitor logs contain informational, warning, and error messages that are related to each action that is taken during the processing of a performance monitor.

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar in the web-based GUI, go to Home > Performance Monitors.
  2. In the Performance Monitors tab, locate the performance monitor that you want to view.
  3. Right-click the performance monitor row, and select Open Logs.
    Restriction: If you select multiple rows, the Open Logs action is not available.
    The Logs page opens and shows log entries for the most recent performance monitor log. A new log file is created when you stop and restart a performance monitor.
  4. Optional: On the Logs page, to view a previous performance monitor log, select a log from the Select a log list.
  5. Optional: To view only the log entries that have a Warning or Error status, select an option from the Show all list.
    You can choose to view only entries that have the following statuses:
    • Error status icon Only error entries
    • Warning icon Only warning entries
    • Error status icon Warning icon Error and warning entries
  6. Optional: To view an explanation of the message that is associated with a log entry, click the link in the ID column.

Results

The information on the Logs page is automatically updated every 30 seconds. New entries are added to the end of a log. You can view the following information on the Logs page:
  • The overall status of a performance monitor. The icon that is shown in the Select a log list represents the most critical status that was generated by an action in the job run.
  • The status for each performance monitor action.
  • The date and time when an action was completed. The date, time, and time zone of an action is shown in the Date and Time column.
  • The ID of the message that is associated with an action. You can click the value in the ID column to view more information about a message.
  • The description of an action.
Tip: You can use the navigation and search functions of the web browser to locate information on the page.