Querying System Log Files

Querying log files produced by a Siebel application is a useful diagnostic task to resolve problems that occur during any stage of operation. The Log File Analyzer (LFA) is a command-line utility that assists with this analysis. It includes the following topics:

• About the Log File Analyzer

• Strategy for Analyzing Log Files

• Process for Analyzing Log Files with LFA

• Configuring the Log File Analyzer

• Starting the Log File Analyzer

• About Running Log File Analyzer Commands

• Creating and Saving LFA Queries

• Filtering LFA Queries

• Saving Log File Analyzer Output to Text Files

• Displaying Saved Query Output

• Interrupting Log File Analyzer Queries

• Listing Query Command Key Words

• Listing Log Event Fields Display Status

• Showing Log Event Fields in LFA Results

• Hiding Log Event Fields in LFA Results

• Deleting Log File Analyzer Saved Query Results

• Listing Log File Analyzer Queries and Run-time Details

• Listing Log File Information Using Log File Analyzer

• Exiting Log File Analyzer

• Troubleshooting Log File Analyzer Errors