Viewing task logs

Task logs include detailed information about the status, actions, and progress of a task. Status information includes informational, warning, and error messages that are related to each action in a task that is taken during processing. You can use this information to troubleshoot any errors that might occur when a task is run.

The following examples show the type of information that you can view in the task logs:
  • View the number of recommendations that are generated by tiering-analysis, balance-analysis, or transform-plan task runs.
  • View the options that you have when you transform storage, analayze tiering, or balancing pools. For example, when you create a tiering-analysis task and the options that you choose are recorded in the task log.
  • View error messages that are related to task processing.
  1. From the menu bar, go to the Tasks page, a resource list page for a resource type, or a resource detail page for a specific resource.
    For example, to view the tasks that are related to storage systems, go to Storage and select the type of storage system you want to monitor, and click the Tasks tab.
  2. Locate the task that has a log file that you want to view.
  3. Right-click the task row and select Open Logs.
    The Logs page shows log entries for the most recent task run.
  4. Optional: On the Logs page, to view the log for a previous task run, select a task run from the Select a log list.
  5. Optional: To view only the actions in a task run that have a Warning or Error status, select an option from the Show all list.
    You can choose to view only actions 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 an action, click the link in the ID column.
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 task. The icon that is shown in the Select a log list represents the most critical status that was generated by an action in the task run.
  • The status for each action in a task.
  • The date and time when an action was completed. The date, time, and time zone of the 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.