Error messages and other information about POA functioning are written to log files as well as displaying on the POA agent console. Log files can provide a wealth of information for resolving problems with POA functioning or message flow. This section covers the following subjects to help you get the most from POA log files:
The following aspects of logging are configurable:
You can configure the log settings in the following ways:
You can view the contents of the POA log file from the POA agent console. See the following tasks:
You can also view the contents of a selected POA log file from the POA Web console. See Monitoring the POA from the POA Web Console. In addition, the POA Web console offers the ability to search across multiple POA log files for a specified string.
On startup, the POA records the POA settings currently in effect. Thereafter, it logs events that take place, including errors. To look up error messages that appear in POA log files, see Post Office Agent Error Messages in Troubleshooting 1: Error Messages.
Because the POA consists of multiple threads, you might find it useful to retrieve the log file into an editor and sort it on the thread ID that follows the date and time information. Sorting will group all messages together for the same POA thread.