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How to view CloudPoint logs using CloudPoint version 2.2.x

Article: 100045621
Last Published: 2022-11-15
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Product(s): CloudPoint

Description

CloudPoint 2.2 has made some enhancement with the logging.  The logs are not longer stored in /cloudpoint/logs, but instead they are stored in MongoDB.  To view the logs, CloudPoint 2.2 provides a tool called flexsnap-log.

!!!Note: This does not apply to CloudPoint 8.3 or higher or NetBackup Snapshot Manager.

Log Viewer Utility

A logging utility has been added. Here is the command to be used for obtaining logs

# docker exec flexsnap-coordinator flexsnap-log -h

Usage: flexsnap-log.py [-h] [-n LIMIT] [-t] [-F FMT] [-v] [-j] [-d DAYS]

                       [-f FILE]

                       [service [service ...]]

 

flexsnap-log utility.

 positional arguments:

  service               Display the logs of the specified services

optional arguments:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -n LIMIT, --limit LIMIT

                        Display last N log messages

  -t, --tail            Follow or tail the log messages

  -F FMT, --format FMT  Output format, example:"-F {container_name}: {log}"

  -v, --verbose         Display verbose logs

  -j, --json            Display the logs in the JSON format

  -d DAYS, --days DAYS  Display the last number of days logs

  -f FILE, --file FILE  Dump logs to the given file: '-f filename'

 

Log of a specific <flexsnap-service>:

                # docker exec flexsnap-coordinator flexsnap-log <flexsnap-service>

 

Consolidated log of all services:

                # docker exec flexsnap-coordinator flexsnap-log

 

Sample output -> <service>: <log>

flexsnap-telemetry: Jan 14 15:44:37 be99493d1e6a flexsnap-telemetry[1] MainThread flexsnap.service: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role telemetry

flexsnap-notification: Jan 14 15:44:38 c8b1805e19e9 flexsnap-notification[1] MainThread notification: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role notification

flexsnap-indexingsupervisor: Jan 14 15:44:37 e7e18d91b57d flexsnap-indexingsupervisor[1] MainThread indexingsupervisor: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role indexingsupervisor

flexsnap-policy: Jan 14 15:44:37 4d38b36392e8 flexsnap-policy[1] MainThread policy: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role policy

flexsnap-scheduler: Jan 14 15:44:35 59ba13678acb flexsnap-scheduler[1] MainThread scheduler: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role scheduler

flexsnap-onhostagent: Jan 14 15:44:34 f27d98126c3d flexsnap-agent-onhost[1] MainThread agent: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role agent

flexsnap-agent: Jan 14 15:44:33 213096c45b09 flexsnap-agent-offhost[1] MainThread agent: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role agent

flexsnap-coordinator: Jan 14 15:44:34 9543f5ef4583 flexsnap-coordinator[1] MainThread coordinator: INFO - Not generating certificate. Join token not passed for role coordinator

 

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