Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Installation Guide

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System event log format
Each message entry in the file follows the same format, as shown in the following example:
2006-08-28 16:25:18|WARNING|440002|5900-E|
127.0.0.1|Tapeserver01|administrator|Access Control RESTORE OPEN
defaults have been restored
Entries are divided into the sections described in the following table:
Attribute Format Example Description
Date/Timestamp 2006-08-28 16:25:18 Time and date when the message originated, in
a format that is specific to the locale.
Severity WARNING The degree of impact or seriousness of the event
reported by the message. (See
Message severity
on page 107.)
Message ID 440002 A unique six-digit identifier. All message IDs
contain the severity, subsystem, and message
ID. The unique ID falls within a numerical
range of 0-999999. (See
Message IDs on page
107.)
Machine ID 5900-E The make and model of VTS on which the
message was generated.
IP address 127.0.0.1 The IP address of the user or client that
initiates a function on a page of VTS.
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 108.)
Field limits
Messages are up to 255 characters in length; each message field has a character limit. The
attributes that have a variable length are automatically compressed to the available space.
Message Attributes Character limit
Timestamp 19
Severity 4-8