Getting Started with Local Logs
The Diagnostics tab displays a listing of log files stored locally on the
Preview
Locally stored log files can be directly viewed from the
Previewing logs files larger than 2 Megabytes is not recommended as this may slow down your browser. Please consider downloading the logs instead.
Download
To download a copy of any local log file (or Web Access/Error log), simply click the Download button located under the Actions column.
Rotate
Aside from automatic log rotation, you can directly rotate the current webui.log from memory to disk from the
Note that the system can store up to 6 local log files. When rotating the current log file, the 6th local log file on disk is deleted to make way for the newly rotated file.
Working with Local Logs
Local logging is supported on SBC 2000, SBC 1000 v2, and SWe Lite models.
The Local logging facility maintains two differently named log files:
- webui.log: This file contains the current log messages being sent by the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables"SBC 2000, SBC 1000 v2 equipped with eUSB, and SBC SWe Lite Systems. Once the log is written to a file, it is no longer present in the memory; this is to reduce the I/O overhead on the overall Ribbon SBC 2000, SBC 1000 v2 equipped with eUSB, and SBC SWe Lite systems This log file gets automatically rotated, refer to Understanding Local Log Rotation Rules.
- nvwebui_<timestamp>.log: When the webui.log file is rotated manually (or automatically) its contents are copied from memory to the local Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables"SBC disk. The file is then named
nvwebui_<timestamp>.log
where<timestamp>
represents the time when webui.log was rotated. The system stores a maximum of 6 local log files on disk.
Access Local Logs as follows:
- In the WebUI, click the Diagnostics tab.
In the Logs page, click the Logs > Local System Logs tab.
Working with Web Access and Web Error Logs
Web Access and Web Error Logs are supported on all SBC Edge models (SBC 1000/2000 and SBC SWe Lite).
The
Similarly to the Local logging facility, the automatic log rotation rules applies, and user are able to Preview, Download, and Rotate those files.
To access Local Logs:
- In the WebUI, click the Diagnostics tab.
In the Logs page, click the Logs > Web Access Logs OR Web Error Logs.
Working with Security Logs
Working with System Vitals Logs
The System Vitals Log contains system statistics crucial for understanding the overall health of the system. The SBC retains the current system vitals log, plus the previous five archived as tar.gz files. When a new current file is generated the oldest archive is rotated out of the list.
Each file, current and archived, is downloadable from the WebUI.
To access the System Vitals Logs:
- Click the Diagnostics tab at the top of the WebUI.
- In the left navigation pane, go to: Logs > System Vitals Logs.
Generating System Vitals Logs
To generate a System Vitals Log:
- Click the Diagnostics tab at the top of the WebUI page.
- In the left navigation pane, go to: Logs > System Vitals Logs.
- Click Run System Vitals at the top of the page.
Downloading System Vitals Logs
To download a System Vitals Log:
- In the System Vitals Logs table, click the Download link in the row for the log you wish to download.
- Browse for the location in which to save the downloaded log.
- Click Save.