The Log and Trace Analyzer maps the currently supported proprietary log formats into a common event model called Common Base Event. This allows the analyzer to use a common format for any log records from any supported proprietary log files. The parsers provided with the Log and Trace Analyzer map the log records from their current output format to this common model.
An event, which is the occurrence of an situation, can take a variety of forms. These forms include business, autonomic, management, tracing and logging events. Events encapsulate message data and are therefore the foundation on which complex distributed systems operate. Data elements of these events need to be in a consistent format to enable correlation and to facilitate the effective intercommunication among disparate enterprise applications in such systems.
The Common Base Event model is the new standard for events among the different types of
distributed applications. This standard proposes
consistency of data elements that comprise these events, both in the elements themselves and in their format.
The Common Base Event definition ensures completeness of the data by providing properties to publish general information, which is
collectively referred to as the 3-tuple, whenever a situation occurs.
The following elements constitute the 3-tuple:
Related reference
Common Base Event format specification
Logging utility support
Related tasks
Exporting a log or correlation to a Common Base
Event XML file
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