Displaying log messages for a node

MediaMatrix nodes store log messages that you can view by enabling polling of the node from within NWare.

To display log messages for a node

• On the Remote Log tab at the bottom of the NWare window, right click the node you want to poll in the Targets Found list, and then click Enable Polling.

Log messages already stored on the node and newly generated messages will be displayed.

Tips:

• If you need to gather log files from NioNodes or other types of nodes on the network to send to MediaMatrix Technical Support, you can collect them together using a utility call Lumberjack. For more information, see Gathering log files from MediaMatrix nodes using Lumberjack.
• If you are troubleshooting a problem on a NioNode and you want to view debug messages in the log (and not just the default messages), see Including debug messages in the log in the NION Hardware Manual.
• If there are nodes on the network that you want to use, but they are not listed on the Remote Log tab, there may be a problem with the configuration of Pandad. For more information, refer to the Pandad Administrator Guide.

To filter the display

1. On the Remote Log tab, right-click the log display, and then click Filter.

   The Log Filtering dialog box is displayed.

   

2. If you want to filter log entries based on the entry in the Process column, select the Filter Process check box, and then type a filter wildcard in the box.
3. If you want to filter log entries based on the entry in the Message column, select the Filter Message check box, and then type a filter wildcard in the box.
4. If you want to display only messages generated after a particular time, select the Filter Date Begin check box, and then change the date/time entry in the box.
5. If you want to display only messages generated before a particular time, select the Filter Date End check box, and then change the date/time entry in the box.
6. If you want to change the minimum severity level that a message must have in order to be displayed, click a new entry in the Minimum Severity list.

   The default setting is note.

7. Click OK.