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Setting Up the Custom Facility Level in the System Log File for the Solaris x86 Operating System

In the Solaris operating system, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software logs the system messages in the /var/adm/messages directory with the facility level, LOG_USER by default. You can edit the config-current.xml file to specify a custom facility level to log the system messages. Follow these steps to edit the config-current.xml file:

1.

Run the ./popup stop command from the from <MSM_HOME>\MegaPopup directory to stop the Pop-Up Process.

2.

Run the svcadm disable -t MSMFramework command to stop the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service.

3.

Edit the config-current.xml file in the <MSM_HOME>\MegaMonitor directory to set the custom facility level.

An example follows:

Default: Log level - LOG_USER-----------------------------------

<systemlog> <facility-level>8</facility-level></systemlog>

Edit: Log level - LOG_UUCP-------------------------------

<systemlog> <facility-level>64</facility-level></systemlog>

4.

Run the svcadm enable MSMFramework command to start the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service.

5.

Run the ./popup start command from the from <MSM_HOME>\MegaPopup directory to start the Pop-Up Process.

Available Custom Facility Levels

Choose any one of the following facility level while customizing the system log. The default facility level is LOG_USER 8.

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LOG_USER 8

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LOG_MAIL 16

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LOG_DAEMON 24

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LOG_AUTH 32

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LOG_SYSLOG 40

*

LOG_LPR 48

*

LOG_NEWS 56

*

LOG_UUCP 64

*

LOG_LOCAL0 128

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LOG_LOCAL1 136

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LOG_LOCAL2 144

*

LOG_LOCAL3 152

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LOG_LOCAL4 160

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LOG_LOCAL5 168

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LOG_LOCAL6 176

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LOG_LOCAL7 184