SAP ASE Error Log

Server messages are written to an error log that can provide information about various aspects of the server, such as connections, database objects, syntax, semantics, and permissions.

Each time SAP ASE starts, it writes information to a local error log file:

$SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/server_name.log

This file:

• Stores information about the success or failure of each start-up attempt
• Logs error and informational messages generated by the server during its operations
• Remains open until you stop the server process
• Contains start-up messages from SAP ASE

Once a server has been started, check the error log for startup behavior and non-standard messages. Set up error logs to be automatically scanned on running servers, and send (via e-mail) any nonstandard messages to the appropriate DBA. Flag definitions provide additional searching capabilities. You can set up flag definitions to search for different types of messages that might include keywords such as error, stack, infected, or warning. See Error Messages in the Troubleshooting and Error Messages Guide for information about different types of error messages.

• Viewing the SAP ASE Error Log
  View SAP ASE error log messages.
• Searching the Error Log for Messages
  Search log entries based on words or phases, the date, and the number of recent messages.
• Managing Flag Definitions
  Flag definitions provide additional searching capabilities for error log entries.