Log files are analyzed using symptom databases to interpret known events and error conditions. The database provides explanations for events and possible recovery steps.
The Log and Trace Analyzer provides you the ability to combine several log files into a single unit for analysis, which means that you can:
Follow these steps to analyze log files:
Tip: In the Log view, in the Log Records pane, if you right-click on a log record and select Copy to Clipboard, the message (msg) property of that log record is copied to the clipboard. This is useful for pasting into filter and symptom database editors.
Related concepts
Determining problems in distributed
applications using the Log and Trace Analyzer
Common Base Event model
The symptom database
Related tasks
Setting preferences
Importing and using a symptom database
Viewing distributed traces
Attaching to a running process to collect log records
Related reference
Log view
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