This document describes the logging facilitiy in System Management Hub.
Following are the major advantages of the logging facility for the optimum performance of a system:
Maintaining system integrity (if the services are aborted due to an error)
Identifying who has performed a certain action and at what time
Tracking the changed data elements
To manage log files
Ensure that all your log files are copied to your backup media on a regular basis.
The timing of the backups must be such that any file that is periodically reset is copied to the backups before the reset is performed.
Review the logs regularly to note when a problem occurred.
This can help discover problems with your hardware, with your network configuration, and with your security.
Filter the messages you look at and reduce them to a more manageable collection, otherwise you can easily miss an important message.
Do not trust your log files completely!
Log files can be altered or deleted by an intruder who obtains super user rights.
The information is organized under the following topics:
| System Logging Facilities |
| System Management Hub Logging Service |