Logs (Java)

Data Description

The Logs event is used in SAP to view log data from the Java NetWeaver systems. Six types of log file are supported:

Portal Activity: These logs are generated by SAP Enterprise Portal systems
Default Trace: These logs are generated by SAP Netweaver AS systems
Application: These logs are generated by SAP Netweaver AS systems
Config Changes: These logs are generated by SAP Netweaver AS systems
Security: These logs are generated by SAP Netweaver AS systems
Security Audit: These logs are generated by SAP Netweaver AS systems

Potential Use Cases

This event could be used in the following scenarios:

Alert on specific errors in the default trace log.
Visualize user activity in the Enterprise Portal system.
View specific application logs.
Alert on suspicious user activity.
Correlate configuration changes to performance issues.

PowerConnect Administrative Console Configuration

Important: These settings should not be changed without first consulting support.

Log into the PowerConnect administrative console via the following URL (http://<serverhost>:<port>/webdynpro/resources/com.powerconnect5/spcj_wd/SapPowerConnectJava#). Then click on the Log Monitoring tab.

The screen will look like this:

Below is the list of configuration options presented in the Log Monitoring window.

Important: These settings should not be changed without first consulting support.

Name	Description	Restart of PowerConnect Required	Default
Portal Activity Log File Directory	Directory on the filesytem where the Portal Activity logs are stored	Yes	./portalActivityTraces
Portal Activity Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching Portal Activity log filenames	Yes	portalActivity_.*
Portal Activity Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	TimeRequest, LoggedOnUser HASH, iView PCD HASH, Header of Request HSSH, HURL Query String HASH, Time to Process Request, ServerNode, TimeToProcessRequest, HTTPSessionID, NavigationPath, ObjectType, ServerHost, UniqueID, URLQueryString
Default Trace Log File Directory	Directory on the filesytem where the Default Trace logs are stored	Yes	./log
Default Trace Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching Default Trace log filenames	Yes	defaultTrace_.*
Default Trace Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	Unknown1, Time, Timezone, Severity, SourceName, Unknown2, CSNComponent, DCComponent, Unknown3, CorrelationID, Application, Location, User, Session, Transaction, DSRRootContextID, DSRTransaction, DSRConnection, DSRCounter, ThreadName, Unknown4, Unknown5, Text
Application Log File Directory	Directory on the filesystem where the Application logs are stored	Yes	./log
Application Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching Application log filenames	Yes	applications_.*
Application Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	Unknown1, Time, Timezone, Severity, SourceName, Unknown2, CSNComponent, DCComponent, Unknown3, CorrelationID, Application, Location, User, Session, Transaction, DSRRootContextID, DSRTransaction, DSRConnection, DSRCounter, ThreadName, Unknown4, Unknown5, Text
Config Changes Log File Directory	Directory on the filesystem where the configuration change logs are stored	Yes	./log/system
Config Changes Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching Config change log filenames	Yes	configChanges_\d+.\d+.log
Config Changes Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	Unknown1,Time,Timezone,Severity,SourceName,Unknown2,CSNComponent,DCComponent,Unknown3,CorrelationID,Application,Location,User,Session,Transaction,DSRRootContextID,DSRTransaction,DSRConnection,DSRCounter,ThreadName,Unknown4,Unknown5,Text
Security Log File Directory	Directory on the filesystem where the security logs are stored	Yes	./log/system
Security Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching security log filenames	Yes	security_\d+.\d+.log
Security Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	Unknown1,Time,Timezone,Severity,SourceName,Unknown2,CSNComponent,DCComponent,Unknown3,CorrelationID,Application,Location,User,Session,Transaction,DSRRootContextID,DSRTransaction,DSRConnection,DSRCounter,ThreadName,Unknown4,Unknown5,Text
Security Audit Log File Directory	Directory on the filesystem where the security audit logs are stored	Yes	./log/system
Security Audit Log Filename Filter	Regex pattern matching security audit log filenames	Yes	security_audit_\d+.\d+.log
Security Audit Log File Header	Comma separated list of field names which are mapped to each line in the log	Yes	Unknown1,Time,Timezone,Severity,SourceName,Unknown2,CSNComponent,DCComponent,Unknown3,CorrelationID,Application,Location,User,Session,Transaction,DSRRootContextID,DSRTransaction,DSRConnection,DSRCounter,ThreadName,Unknown4,Unknown5,Text

A restart of the PowerConnect agent can be completed using the instructions in the following document: Start & Stop PowerConnect Java agent (PowerConnect Java - All Versions) .