IBM Streams 4.2.1

Getting log and trace data in Streams Studio

Get the log, trace, and console files to monitor and diagnose problems with operators that are not behaving as expected. To quickly find issues, use the regular expression filter in the Console view or use the Eclipse search function to search these files for specific terms.

Procedure

  1. In the Instance Graph view, right-click an operator and select any of the Show Log options.

    If the application has user-defined parallelism, you can use Streams Studio to show log data on logical or physical operators. If you choose a logical operator, you get information about all the channels in the physical view of the application. If you choose a physical operator, you get only the information from that specific channel.

    Streams Studio retrieves the log, trace, or console data and saves it in the StreamsStudioLogs Eclipse project.

  2. After you download the log and trace data:
    • You can search for specific strings or error messages in these files to determine why the operator is unhealthy.
    • You can create a working set to limit your search to a specific set of files.
    • You can open the log files in the Console view.
    Tip: The Show Log Console, Show PE Trace, and Show PE Log options likely include entries for many operators. Use the filter in the Console view to see only those entries that are related to the operator. Clear the filter or change the filter to view all or other operator entries in the same file.