Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Operations and Administration Guide

124 | Troubleshooting
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 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 125.)
Message Attributes Character limit
Timestamp 19
Severity 4-8
Message ID 6
Machine ID 6+
IP address 7-15
Server Name 1-255
User 1-255
Message Text 1-255
Severity ID Severity Level Description
2 INFO A normal operation.
4 WARNING A suspicious operation or configuration that might not
affect normal operation.
6 ERROR A user error that the system or application can handle
with no interruption and limited degradation of service.
8 CRITICAL A system or service error from which the system can
recover, although there might be a momentary loss or
permanent degradation of service.
Attribute Format Example Description