This chapter contains information on the Network Accounting Record (NAR) attributes, as well as potential error scenarios for the Oracle Communications Offline Mediation Controller Syslog Collection Cartridge Pack.
Table 6-1 details the Network Accounting Record (NAR) attributes, as well as potential error scenarios.
Table 6-1 Network Accounting Record Attributes and Potential Errors
| NAR ID | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
facility |
string |
This field can be blank or contain any of the following values: user, kern, mail, daemon, auth, lpr or news. |
|
messageId |
string |
This field can be blank or contain a numeric value. |
|
filename |
string |
Input file name. |
|
processName |
string |
This field can be blank or contain a string value such as sendmail or mountd. |
|
processId |
string |
This field can be blank or contain a numeric value. |
|
message |
string |
Syslog message. |
|
date |
string |
The date as a string value in the format: "MMM d HH:mm:ss" For example: Dec 2 16:40:50 |
|
level |
string |
This field can be blank or contain any of the following values: emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug, none. |
|
host |
string |
This field can be an IP address or host name. |
|
nar_errorFlag |
integer |
A flag that indicates whether any problems were detected while parsing the CDR ("0" means that no problems were detected and "1" means that a problem was detected). |
The following are potential error situations where the node will skip the record and create a log:
If date field is not in the format "MMM d HH:mm:ss".
If the processId is not a valid numeric value.
If there are any missing fields in the input data, such as date, host or message, for example.
The node will create a log as follows:
Invalid Data, File data not as expected, Invalid syslog record in `<file name>' file: '<syslog record >' This record cannot be processed
For example:
Invalid Data, File data not as expected, Invalid syslog record in 'message3.complete' file: '09 26 05:26:36 servcomnetdb25 mountd[5436]: [ID 882487 daemon.error] unable to create nfsauth service' This record cannot be processed