Viewing broker domain log information

You can view broker domain log information by either using the Message Brokers Toolkit or by using the Configuration Manager Proxy Java API. This topic describes how to use the Message Brokers Toolkit. For information about how to use the Configuration Manager Proxy (CMP), see Developing applications using the CMP and Class com.ibm.broker.config.proxy.LogProxy.

Broker domain log information is written to the Event Log editor in the workbench.

The Event Log contains information about events that occur within your broker domain. These events can be information, errors, or warnings and relate to your own actions. To view events for a particular broker, look for the name of the broker in the Source column.

Each event contains the following information:
  • Message: The event number.
  • Source: Where the event has come from (within the broker domain).
  • TimeStamp: The date and time that the event occurred. TimeStamps are taken from the computer that is hosting the Configuration Manager.
  • Details: What has caused the event and what action is needed to rectify it.

The following steps show how to view broker domain log information.

  1. Switch to the Broker Administration perspective.
  2. In the Domains view, expand the broker domain with which you want to work, to reveal the Event Log.
  3. Double-click the Event Log. All broker domain log information specific to the broker domain with which you are working is displayed in the Event Log editor.

    If the broker domain is not connected, you are prompted to connect to the broker domain before the Event Log is opened.

    The Event Log editor has two panes called Logs and Details. The top half of the view lists all the events, in date and time order. The bottom half of the view shows the details of a specific selected event. You can maximize and minimize each pane, and toggle between them.

  4. Click the event that you want to view in more detail from the top half of the Event Log view. The details of this event can then be viewed in the bottom half of the view.

    When you filter information, as described in Filtering broker domain log information, a note appears next to the view label to indicate that a filter has been applied.

Related concepts
Broker domains
Related tasks
Clearing broker domain log information
Filtering broker domain log information
Saving broker domain log information
Changing Event Log editor preferences
Refreshing broker domain log information
Related reference
Broker Administration perspective
Event Log editor