Chapter 6 HPSS Configuration336 September 2002 HPSS Installation GuideRelease 4.5, Revision 26.8.5 Log Daemon Specific ConfigurationThe Log Daemon specific configuration entry can be created using the Logging DaemonConfiguration window. After the configuration entry is created, it can be viewed, updated, ordeleted through the same window.From the HPSS Health and Status window (shown in Figure 6-1), click on the Admin menu, selectthe Configure HPSS option and click on the Servers option. The HPSS Servers window will bedisplayed as shown in Figure 6-5.To add a new specific configuration, select the Log Daemon entry and click on the Type-specific...button from the Configuration button group on the HPSS Servers window. The Logging DaemonConfiguration window will be displayed as shown in Figure 6-24 with default values. If the defaultdata is not desired, change the fields with the desired values. Click on the Add button to create theconfiguration entry.To update an existing configuration, select the Log Daemon entry on the HPSS Servers window andclick on the Type-specific... button from the Configuration button group. The Logging DaemonConfiguration window will be displayed with the configured data. After modifying theconfiguration, click on the Update button to write the changes to the appropriate SFS file.Log Messages To: A mask of options to applyto local logging.A combination of the followingvalues:Log Daemon—Send log messagesto the central log.Local LogFile—format and logmessages from servers on the samenode as the Log Client to a localfile.It is an error if both Local LogFileand Standard Output are bothspecified.Syslog—format and log messageslocally to syslog.Stdout—Send messages to standardoutput.Log Daemon,Local LogFileAdvice: If neither Local LogFile nor Syslog is specified, no local logging will occur.If Log Daemon is not specified, messages from HPSS processes executing on thesame node as this Log Client will not be written to the central log. The Syslog optionshould be used with care. The syslog file will grow without bound until it is deleted/truncated, or until the file system runs out of space.Table 6-19 Log Client Configuration Variables (Continued)Display Field Name Description Acceptable Values DefaultValue
