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Log name

Description

Output destination

HDLM

configuration log

HDLM configuration log is an

operation log of the configuration

processing for the HDLM driver.

/var/DynamicLinkManager/
log/dlmconfig[1-2].log

#

When you want to configure the system so that HDLM messages are

output to syslog, specify user for the facility in the /etc/syslog.conf

file. The following shows an example where the system function name is
user, and messages at the info level or higher are output to the /tmp/
syslog.user.log file:

user.info /tmp/syslog.user.log

For details on error levels, see

Filtering of error information on page 2-32

.

Filtering of error information

Errors detected by HDLM are classified into various error levels. The following

table lists and describes the error levels, in the order of most to least severe

to the system.

Table 2-8 Error levels

Error level

Meaning

Level output in

syslog

Critical

Fatal errors that may stop the system.

err

Error

Errors that adversely affect the system.

This type of error can be avoided by

performing a failover or other

countermeasures.

err

Warning

Errors that enable the system to

continue but, if left, might cause the

system to improperly operate.

warning

Information

Information that simply indicates the

operating history when the system is

operating normally.

info

Error information is filtered according to the error level, and then collected.

In syslog, the HDLM messages on or above the level set by the user

configured in /etc/syslog.conf are collected. It is recommended that you

set the Information to be output at the info level or higher.

The error information in error logs and trace files are collected based on a

user-defined collection level. The collection levels are as follows:

Collection levels for error logs

¢

Collects no error information.

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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide for AIX®

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