Log Management Overview
To perform the logging function, the Service Manager runs a Log Manager and a Log Agent.
The Log Manager runs on the master gateway node. It collects and processes log events for Service Manager domain operations, application services, and user activity. The log events contain operational and error messages for a domain. The Service Manager and the application services send log events to the Log Manager. When the Log Manager receives log events, it generates log event files. You can view service log events in the Administrator tool based on criteria that you provide.
The Log Agent runs on all nodes in the domain. You can view log events for the last workflow run with the Log Events window in the Workflow Monitor.
The Log Agent also collects and processes log events for jobs that the Data Integration Service runs. These include profile jobs, scorecard jobs, preview jobs, mapping jobs, and SQL data services. You can view log events for these jobs on the Monitoring tab.
Log event files are binary files that the Administrator tool Logs Viewer uses to display log events. When you view log events in the Administrator tool, the Log Manager uses the log event files to display the log events for the domain, application services, and user activity.
Domain logs include domain, application service, and user activity logs. You can view them in the Administrator tool. System logs are for use only by Informatica Support to address open support issues.
You can use the Administrator tool to perform the following tasks with the Log Manager:
- •Configure the log location. Configure the node that runs the Log Manager, the directory path for log event files, purge options, and time zone for log events.
- •Configure log management. Configure the Log Manager to purge logs or purge logs manually. Save log events to XML, text, or binary files. Configure the time zone for the time stamp in the log event files.
- •View log events. View domain function, application service, and user activity log events on the Logs tab. Filter log events by domain, application service type, and user.