Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Operations and Administration Guide

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Field limits
Messages are up to 255 characters in length; each message field has a character limit. The
message attributes that have a fixed length (timestamp, message ID, machine ID, IP address)
are placed at the front of the message. The attributes that have a variable length are
automatically compressed to the available space.
Message Attributes Character limit
Timestamp 19
Severity 8
Message ID 6
Machine ID 6
IP address 9
Server Name 15
User 15
Message Text 177
Message severity
The severity attribute indicates the potential impact of the event or condition that the
message reports. The following table lists the severity levels for log messages, starting from
the lowest level of impact to the highest.
Server Name Tapeserver01 The Domain Name Server (DNS) name of
the computer that hosts the server instance.
User administrator The user ID under which the associated
event was executed.
Message Text Access Control
RESTORE OPEN
defaults have been
restored
A description of the event or condition. (See
Message text on page 107.)
Severity ID Severity Level Description
2 INFO A normal operation.
4 WARNING A suspicious operation or configuration that might not
affect normal operation.
Attribute Format Example Description