Changing Log Levels of the
Performance Manager Servers
The following servers generate log files:
Front-end server
Application server
(including logs for rules and incidents)
Execution server
To change the log level of a
Performance Manager server:
Stop the server for which you want to change the log level.
Open the appropriate file with a text editor, depending on the server
or component
for which you want to change the log level:
Front-end server
SccFrontendBootConf.xml, located in the
/conf/frontendserver folder of the
Performance Manager directory on the front-end server.
Application server, rules and incidents
SccAppServerBootConf.xml, located in the
/conf/appserver folder of the
Performance Manager directory on the application server.
Execution server
SccExecServerBootConf.xml, located in the
/conf/execserver folder of the
Performance Manager directory on the execution server(s).
Locate the
<LogLevel> XML tag in the
<Log> section of the file.
For the application server log file, locate the
<LogLevel> XML tag in the
<AppLog> section of the file, and for the rules and condition log files in the
<RuleLog> section.
Set the value to the log level at which you want the server to write information. The following log levels are available:
Value
Log level
Description
0
Overview
The server writes only the most important information to the log files. This is the default setting.
1
Detailed
The server writes additional information to the log files:
Front-end server
Connection- and event-dispatcher information.
Application server
Result-writer and result-fetcher activities.Additionally, the rule log file includes rule evaluation and incident information.
Execution server
Transaction-execution activities.
2
Verbose
The server writes additional information to the log files:
Front-end server
User administration information, for example cookie management.
Application server
Detailed result-writer and result-fetcher information.Additionally, the rule log file includes detailed rule evaluation and incident information.
Execution server
Detailed transaction-execution and bandwidth information.
3
Debug
This is the most detailed log level and should only be used for debugging severe issues.
Save and close the XML file, then restart the server.
