SAP ASE Error Logging

Upon start-up, SAP ASE begins to write information to a local error log file: %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_ASE%\install\errorlog.

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
Retains its contents until you rename, move, or empty the file

If this file becomes too large, you can:

Use sp_errorlog to dynamically change its path. Once the older error log is not being used by SAP ASE, you can move it, and make space available.

Stop the SAP ASE and delete logged messages.

See Diagnosing System Problems in the System Administrator Guide, Volume 1 for a description of the error log format.

Logging to the SAP ASE error log is always enabled. However, when you create or modify a specific user-defined message, you can set it to be omitted from the log.

SAP ASE error log stores:

Start-up messages from SAP ASE
Backtraces and stack traces from SAP ASE
Fatal error messages (severity level 19 and higher)
Kernel error messages
Informational messages