HCL Workload Automation, Version 9.4

Comparing log files

About this task

Two or more log files can be correlated, so that you can compare the messages from each. This might be useful, for example, when comparing a log from the master domain manager with a log from an agent.

To correlate log files take the following steps:
  1. Ensure that you have imported the log files you want to correlate.
  2. Right-click the Correlations folder in the Log Navigator tab, and select New → Log Correlation.
  3. On the New Log Correlation panel give a name to the correlation.
  4. Use the central arrow buttons Move right icon and Move left icon to move selected log files to and from the Available Logs list and the Selected Logs list.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Choose the correlation method:
    HCL Workload Automation Events Correlation
    The log files are correlated for matching HCL Workload Automation events
    HCL Workload Automation Job Execution Correlation
    The log files are correlated for matching HCL Workload Automation jobs
    HCL Workload Automation Linking Correlation
    The log files are correlated for corresponding linking and unlinking actions
    Time
    The log files are correlated with respect to time.
    Note that the first three correlations can only be performed on files that are in the HCL Workload Automation stdlist format.
  7. Click Finish. The chosen log files are correlated.
The correlated log files can now be viewed in one of three ways:
Log View
This is the default. It shows the correlated messages in the first of the chosen log files. Select another log file in the Log Navigator pane to see the correlated messages in that file. To return to this view after working with one of the others, right-click Correlation in the Log Navigator pane and select Open With → Log View.
Log Interactions
Right-click Correlation in the Log Navigator pane and select Open With → Log Interactions. A graphic display shows how the two log files interact.
Log Thread Interactions
Right-click Correlation in the Log Navigator pane and select Open With → Log Thread Interactions. A graphic display shows how the two log files interact for individual threads.