Analyzing the error logs

Use the Analyze Error Log panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console to view and analyze errors in the log.

Introduction

You can control the results that are displayed by selecting the appropriate analysis options. For example, you can display the whole log, or you can filter the log so that only errors, events, or unfixed errors are displayed. You can also sort the results by selecting the appropriate display options. For example, you can sort the errors by error priority (lowest number = most serious error), or by date. If you sort by date, you can specify whether the newest or oldest error is shown at the top of the table. You can also specify the number of entries to display on each page of the table. The default number is 10; the maximum number is 99.

Fields

You can select the following analysis options to display results in the error log:
Show all errors and events
Select this option if you want all error and events displayed in the cluster error log.
Show all errors
Select this if you want all errors, which are hardware or software problems that the cluster software detects. Errors are recorded in the cluster error log and require a repair action.
Show all events
Select this option to display all the events in the error log. Events include both errors and informational messages.
Show all unfixed errors
Select this option to display errors that were detected and recorded in the cluster error log that have not been corrected or repaired.
Show all errors or events matching code
Select this option to display errors that match the specified error code.
You can select the following display options for results in the error log:
Sort by error priority
Select this option to display the errors by their priority to be fixed. Selecting this option shows results where the most critical errors are displayed first.
Sort by date with newest first
Select this option to display errors with the most recent timestamp first.
Sort by date with oldest first
Select this option to display errors with the latest timestamp first.
Number of entries to display (per page)
Enter the number of error log entries that you want to display in the error log results. The default value is 10.

Actions

The following actions are available:

Process
Click this button to display the entries that are in the error log. If you click Process, the results of the analysis are displayed in a table. If the table consists of several pages, use the arrow links that are displayed at the bottom of the table to scroll through the table. To view a specific page of the table, enter the page number in the field next to the Go to page button and click Go to page. Click the sequence number for a specific entry to display additional information for that entry.
Note: If the entry is an error record, you can modify its status. For example, you can change a fixed error to unfixed, and an unfixed error to fixed.
Clear Log
Click this button to clear entries that are in the error log.
Attention: This action is destructive. Use it only when you have either rebuilt the cluster or have fixed a major problem that has caused entries in the error log that you do not want to fix manually.
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