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Log configuration of distributed applications

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-09
IBM CORP
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This patent describes a computer system and method for configuring log utilities in a multi-component application. The system generates messages based on a model of logs from the software components and sends them to the corresponding component for configuring a logging utility. The logs are retrieved, modeled, and the model is then sent to the logging utility for further changes. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more efficient and flexible way of configuring logs in multi-component applications.

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However, since there may be a multitude of software components each with their own interface, it can be difficult for a single user to manage all of them.
Further, the logs generated by these components may provide information that is redundant or less than useful.
Thus, the log files may use up valuable disk space, which may affect the performance of the system.

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[0025]FIG. 1 illustrates a method for managing log files according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The method includes collecting the software logs (S101). If the logs were previously collected, this step can be omitted. A distributed application or a multi-component application may include several software components. The several software components can run together on the same computer or on multiple computers in a distributed fashion. Thus, the logs generated by these software components can be located on different computers and in different directories. In an embodiment, a process responsible for the collection has knowledge of the location of the logs. For example, the process may have access to a table that stores the network address of each computer, the location of log files generated by each component on that computer, and the file names of the log files, or the name of the tables and the database in which the logs are stored.

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Abstract

A method of configuring a logging utility includes generating, by a computer system, at least one message based on a model of logs from at least two software components of a multi-component application and sending, by the computer system, the message to at least one of the two software components for configuring a logging utility of the corresponding software component.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to log files, and more particularly to configuring log files of a distributed application.[0003]2. Discussion of Related Art[0004]Computer data logging is a process of recording events, with an automated computer program, in a certain scope to provide an audit trail that can be used to understand the activity of a system and to diagnose problems.[0005]A distributed application is a software system with at least two distinct and interrelated software components that are capable of running on two or more computers and communicating across a computer network. These software components may also reside on a single computer and communicate with each other using internal communications mechanisms.[0006]Each software component can provide its own tool for managing the creation of its log files. However, since there may be a multitude of software components each with their own interface, it can be difficult for ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44
CPCG06F11/0709G06F11/0784
Inventor BISDIKIAN, CHATSCHIKBRANCH, JOEL W.
Owner IBM CORP