WebSphere HPEL data stream
This reference lists the configuration values that you can update in the
Configure Log Forwarder data stream
window for the
WebSphere HPEL data stream.
Configuration values that you can update
- Name
- The name that uniquely identifies the data stream to the Configuration Tool. If you want to add more data streams of the same type, you must first rename the last stream that you added.
- Log Directory
- The HPEL log directory for an application server that you are collecting data from. This HPEL
log directory must have a logdata subdirectory, and the HPEL log files must be
present in the logdata subdirectory.
If you are collecting only trace data, do not specify a value in the Log Directory field.
If no value is specified in the Trace Directory field, a Log Directory value is required. Otherwise, the Log Directory value is not required.
- Trace Directory
- The WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® HPEL trace
directory for an application server that you are collecting data from. This HPEL trace directory
must have a tracedata subdirectory, and the HPEL trace files must be present in
the tracedata subdirectory.
If you are collecting only log data, do not specify a value in the Trace Directory field.
If no value is specified in the Log Directory field, a Trace Directory value is required. Otherwise, the Trace Directory value is not required.
- Data Source Name
- The name that uniquely identifies the data source to subscribers. Tip: If you use the Auto-Qualify field in the subscriber configuration to fully qualify the data source name, this dataSourceName value is automatically updated with the fully qualified data source name. For more information about the values that you can select in the Auto-Qualify field, see Subscriber configuration.
- File Path
- A unique identifier that represents the data origin. The identifier must be a virtual or physical path that represents the HPEL log data.
- Customized Data Source Type
- A specification of whether to customize the data source type for Splunk HEC. The default value is No, which represents that the subscriber uses the default data source type to identify the type and format of the streamed data. If the value is set to Yes, you need to specify the data source type for Splunk HEC in the following Data Source Type for Splunk HEC field.
- Data Source Type for Splunk HEC
- A value that the subscriber can use to uniquely identify the type and format of the streamed data. This field is available only when you set the value of Customized Data Source Type to Yes, choose to customize the data source type and the protocol is Splunk HEC with customized field support or Splunk HEC with customized field support secure. The default value is Data Source Type_KV. You can specify the value according to your needs.