Viewing the Node Log File

View the log file for an ESP node from the Administration Console.

1. You can view all registered nodes or only a certain node from the Administration Console:
   • To view all registered nodes, in the application menu, select View > Open > Administration Console.
   • To view only a certain node, in the Perspective Resources view, select the node and select Resource > Administration Console.
2. In the left pane of the Administration Console, select ESP Nodes.
3. In the right pane of the Administration Console, select a node, click the arrow, and select View Node Log.

   A new window appears and displays the log file entries:

   Column Name	Description
   Date	The date and time at which the event occurred and the message was logged.
   Severity	Severity levels span from zero to five and correspond to: FATAL - (0) Processing cannot continue. ERROR - (1) Processing can continue but a serious issue is encountered. May require corrective action on your part. WARNING - (2) Bringing your attention to an unusual situation or event. For example, you may see a warning when you have only 20 percent of memory left. INFO - (3) Information about system activity. No action is required. DEBUG - (4) Provides details about the code to assist you in resolving issues. This may have a negative impact on performance. TRACE - (5) Similar to DEBUG but with more details.
   Message	Displays the log entries. Each log entry displays descriptive text according to the severity level to which it corresponds.

4. (Optional) Select Settings from the top right corner of the window to select what lines you want to see from the log file, and select Apply Settings.
   You can choose to retrieve all the lines from the file, the last n lines, lines from the past n days, or lines from certain dates.