You create log files to save the informational, warning, or error messages about the system. You can also manage the logging process and the format of the log files across your organization.
Logging overview
You can create and manage log files that contain informational, warning, or error messages about the system.
Loggers settings
Log settings define the type of information that is logged.
Before you can activate logging for applications or runtime components,
you must apply log settings in the Logging application.
Log file locations
There are default locations for the log files to be stored
in both IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic
Server.
Log file names
The corresponding log file name for an appender has a default
value. However, when the file is created in the designated folder,
the default file name is prefixed with the host name of the application
server. The default file name is also prefixed with the server name
of the system.
Loggers in multiple server environments
In a clustered environment, any logging changes that you
make affect all servers in the environment. In a multiple server environment
that is not clustered, these changes are applied only when you perform
the Apply Settings action in the Logging application
on each server.
EventTracker filter
The EventTracker filter is a Java™ class that can log all client
events that are sent to the Tivoli®'s process automation
engine.
You can use the EventTracker filter to track the
overall usage of application and identify the causes of potential
issues.