Getting OLDER log information from server_log

Question

When I run server_log server_2 the log only goes back to less than 24 hours. Isnt there a set of other logs kept?

DHoffman2 · Answer

Ok, is this the same as the SERVER_LOG SERVER_2 log information? It doesnt look the same.

jimkunysz · Answer

yes. under /var/log there is a history of messages.x log filesthere's also the /nbsnas/log that provides additional logs.- such as the cmd_logjim

Peter_EMC · Answer

server_log server_2 -a -s is all you will be able to get from the server_log. There isn´t any other location for older server_logs.

nandas · Answer

server_log server_x -a shows the complete log. -s option shows the timestamp in yyyy-mm-dd when each command in the log was executed.

As Peter mentioned, this is all on the data mover log (server log) - there is no older copy of data mover log. The server log gets overwritten.

However, as Jimmentioned, you may get the older version of control station logs like messages, syslogs, cmd_log etc which may also be helpful.

My 2 cents:)
Sandip

gbarretoxx1 · Answer

Hi,server_log used to have only 2MB in size on NAS 5.5 and earlier.NAS 5.6 increased the server_log to 4MB. This is enough to hold several days back in normal circumstances.If you only have 24 hours back in the server_log, you might have some specify error message flooding the logs. Perhaps some facility is in verbose level.You can open a support case to check if there is any facility in verbose level.Gustavo Barreto.

droche71 · Answer

I have a cron job on a linux box to run server_log server_x -a -s and redirect it to a filesystem i created specifically for logs.egserver_log server_2 -a -s >> /mnt/nas_logs/dm02.logs

gbarretoxx1 · Answer

Yes...it's true...

gbarretoxx1 · Answer

Hi,you could also have something like :##########################################################!/bin/shDM=server_2NAS_DB=/nasexport NAS_DBSTIME=`date '+%y%m%d%H%M'`mkdir /mnt/test$NAS_DB/bin/server_log $DM -s -a > /mnt/testlog.$DM.$STIMEgzip /mnt/test/log.$DM.$STIME#########################################################So, you would have control about the timestamps, and work with lower filesizes...Gustavo Barreto.

dynamox · Answer

$NAS_DB/bin/server_log $DM -s -a >/mnt/testlog.$DM.$STIME missing a '/' after 'test' ?

monge1 · Answer

Ok I got it. But is it safe to say that everytime the above scrip runs it will create a new test folder?

monge1 · Answer

ok thanks. Now if use the  mnt dir to save all the log would I be causing the sytem to run out of space or have any problems? or should path it to a filesystem\share?

dynamox · Answer

you schedule it to run on the Control Station. Are you familiar with cron ? Google for 'cron' to get some examples.

dynamox · Answer

yep, good observation. You can create it manually and remove it from the script. Also don't forget to fix this line

$NAS_DB/bin/server_log $DM -s -a > /mnt/testlog.$DM.$STIME

should be

$NAS_DB/bin/server_log $DM -s -a > /mnt/test/log.$DM.$STIME

dynamox · Answer

it depends how much data is being collected, the log file is being zipped but still .. you don't want Control Station to start running out of space so i would purge this directory from time to time. You can sftp data to another system.

monge1 · Answer

I am not a linux person, but can this be done directly on the nas?

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