Understanding the HCP system log
While the Overview page in the System Management Console gives you a view of the system as a whole, the HCP system log lets you monitor system activity on a more detailed level. The log records system events such as:
- Nodes and services starting
- Changes to the system configuration
- Logical volume failures
- User logins to the HCP System Management Console
Each recorded entry about an event is called a message. The system log contains all the messages written to it since the HCP system was installed.
The System Management Console provides several views of the log:
- The All Events panel on the System Events page displays all the messages in the system log that your roles allow you to see.
- The Security panel on the System Events page displays only messages about attempts to log into the System Management Console with an invalid user name. Only users with the security role can see this panel.
- The Logs section on the Resources page displays all the messages in the system log that your roles allow you to see.
- The Major Events section on the Overview page displays only messages about major events (for example, the addition or failure of a node).
- The Events section on the Storage Node page displays only messages about events that relate to a particular node.
- The Service Events section on the Schedule page displays only messages related to HCP services that can be scheduled to run at specific times.