IBM VERSION 5 SY44-5902-05 - Manual (Page 124)

Interpreting Product Activity Log reports
The data in the product activity log wraps. The newest log entries overlay the
older ones. There is not an option to delete or clear data, but you can reduce the
log sizes so that they wrap more quickly. Figure 48 is an example of a printed
product activity log report. You can display the same information online by
selecting various options and function keys.
Some considerations when interpreting Product Activity Log
reports
If you update an operating system release or apply a new operating system
version to the system, the product activity log data might be cleared. (If you need
the data in the product activity log, print it before you install the new operating
system.)
Entries in the log might have been previously resolved (for example, machine
check entries).
For more information on resource names, see “Resource name” on page 111.
For more information on interpreting disk storage log entries, see the error
information sections under “Recovery Procedures” in the Repair and Parts
information.
If the system cannot display a character in any of the following fields, it displays
an asterisk (*) instead of that character:
Resource
Type
Model
Serial number
Volume ID
You can use the Log Analysis report to analyze problems that occur over a period of
time. Look for error patterns such as multiple I/O processor errors that occur at
the same time, or errors caused by the environment that occur at the same time of
the day or week. Figure 49 on page 111 shows an example of entries that were
logged in a 24-hour period. As you cycle through the different views of the Log
Analysis Report screens, note that F11 shows variable text: Such as View Description,
View Logical Address, View Physical Location, View Component Information, and View
Resource Identification.
Product ActivityLog Page . . . : 2
Analysis Report CUSTSYS1 05/05/91 08:00:00
System Resource Type/Mod Serial Physical Location
Ref Code Date Time Class Logical Address Name Comp/Lib Number Log ID Frame Card Device
-------- -------- -------- ---- ---------------------- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ----- ---- ------
2661B000 05/05/94 08:07:13 PERM 1/ 1/0/ 0-1/1/ 0/ 0/ 0/1 COM1 2661 001 00-010111 80000010 5
2661B000 05/05/94 08:08:13 PERM 1/ 1/0/ 0-1/1/ 0/ 0/ 0/1 COM1 2661 001 00-010111 80000040
B900FDC0 05/05/94 08:09:13 SOFT MS LIC 80000080
Figure 48. Example Product Activity Log Printed Analysis Report
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