Log Viewer

The Log Viewer tab displays the Syniti DR log. The format depends on settings in the Replication Agent Options dialog. It is possible to save the log to a database, to a file or to the Windows Event Viewer. By default, the log is saved to a text file and contains a list of replication events.

Double-click an event to view the details in the Event Details dialog.

Filtering Log Information

Syniti Data Replication provides tools to filter both text-based and database-based log messages. In the Log Viewer main toolbar, click Show Filter Settings to display the options for searching and filtering log data.

Options for filtering log messages are:

  • Select or deselect the Errors, Warnings and Information buttons to view any combination of these three categories of messages as they apply to all replications

  • Select a specific group or replication to see messages which apply to that group/replication

  • Set a specific time interval within which to list messages

  • Apply a text search in either the Description or Details fields of the log to view log messages containing only the string you enter.

Be sure to click Apply Filter in the Log Viewer toolbar when you have finished setting up the filter.

Text-based Logs Only

For text files, you can set the log frequency and detail using the Log tab in the Replication Agent Options dialog. If you choose to create multiple log files, note that the Log Viewer always displays the current log file by default. To open other log files, from the File menu, choose Open File. Note the following restrictions:

  • If you choose to refresh the file, the refresh is performed on whichever file is currently open in the log. If, for example, you open a file other than the current file, the refresh is performed on the file that you specifically opened. The Log Viewer does not update to display the current file. You would need to either specifically open the current file, or exit the Log Viewer and re-run it to get the most recent file.

  • If you open the Log Viewer to display the current file and, while the Viewer is open, a new log file is created, the Viewer does not automatically switch to the latest file. You would need to either specifically open the new file, or exit the Log Viewer and re-run it to get the most recent file.

Database Logs Only

For database logs, you can either save the log information to the metadata database, or specify an alternative database connection. Log data is displayed in the Log Viewer, and can be saved in a text file format using the Export Log Database toFile button in the Log Viewer toolbar. Note that the entire database contents are saved to the specified file.

Opening the Log Viewer

In the Management Center Metadata Explorer, select the metadata for which you want to see the log.

From the right mouse button menu, choose View Log.