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Foglight for Infrastructure 6.1.0 - User Guide

Using Foglight for Infrastructure Monitoring log files with Foglight Log Monitor Monitoring IBM PowerVM environments
Before you begin Managing PowerVM HMC agents Monitoring your PowerVM environment
Advanced system configuration and troubleshooting Reference
Foglight for Infrastructure views Foglight Log Monitor views Rules Metrics
Appendix: Building regular expressions in Foglight

File Selector view

The File Selector view allows you to select a log. You have an option to select a file log monitored by the File Log Monitor Agent, or a Windows Event Log, monitored by the Windows Event Log Monitor Agent.

Directory. Lists the directories containing monitored log files, and the monitored Windows Event Logs.

Log Records view

The Log Records view lists the records available in the selected log and shows the growth of log records over time. Use this view to review the contents of your logs, and look for signs that indicate potential issues. The layout of this view depends on the selected log type.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

Shows the increase in the size of the monitored log file over the selected time range.

Lists the records that exist in the selected log.

Log Record. The message contained in the log record.
Severity. The severity of the log message.
Tag. The tag associated with the record, as specified in the agent properties.
TimeStamp. The date and time when the log record is created.

Shows the increase in the number of log records in the selected log file over the selected time range.

Shows the increase in the number of log records in the selected Windows Event Log over the selected time range.

Record Details view

The Record Details view displays the contents of a selected record. The layout of this view depends on the selected log type. Windows Event Log records appear in a table, while file log records appear in text form.

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In the Log Records view, select a log record.
The Record Details view refreshes, showing the contents of the selected log record.

Displays the contents of the selected record.

Message. The message contained in the Windows Event Log record.
Severity. The severity of the Windows Event Log record.
TimeStamp. The date and time when the Windows Event Log record is created.
Computer. The name of the computer on which the Windows Event Log record is created.
ID. The ID of the Windows Event Log record.
Source. The application that generated the Windows Event Log record.
User. The Foglight severity of the Windows Event Log record.

Rules

Foglight for Infrastructure includes some built-in rules that monitor the health of your infrastructure environment. You can and should modify rules to better suit your environment.

To modify Foglight for Infrastructure rule threshold values and alarm template settings, refer to “Viewing, Creating, and Managing Alarm Templates” in the Foglight User Guide.

Avoid editing Foglight for Infrastructure rules in the Administration > Rules & Notifications > Rule Management dashboard. Default rules may be modified during regular software updates and your edits will be lost. Always use the Alarm Templates dashboard.

In the Rules Management dashboard, all Foglight rules are displayed in the list. You can restrict the list to show only the rules installed with a cartridge. You can also search the list for a single rule or a group of rules.

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In the navigation panel, under Homes, click Administration > Rules & Notifications > Rules.
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