Error Log Test

This test reports general statistics pertaining to the log files in a host.

Target of the test : Any host

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	Host name/IP address of the server for which the test is to be configured.
PortNo	The port on which the specified server listens for HTTP requests.
LogFile	The name of the log file to be monitored.
LogDir	The full path to the specified log file.
EmptyFile	Enter either true or false. The entry true instructs the eG Enterprise to monitor even empty log files. The entry false instructs the eG Enterprise to ignore empty log files during monitoring. By default, this text box will hold the value false.
ErrPattern	In order to track the errors logged in a log file, you need to specify the pattern for the error logs in this text box. For eg., if the error logs contain the string "Error", then your pattern specification could be *Error*. A leading '*' signifies any number of leading characters, while a trailing '*' signifies any number of trailing characters.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Exceptions	Indicates the total number of errors logged in the log file	Number	A high value of this measure indicates an urgent need to identify the root-cause of the errors and take corrective action.

Note:

If a log file to be monitored is not found or is empty, then the errcount will be 0.