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2. HDLM Functions

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2.11.2 Filtering of Error Information

Errors detected by HDLM are classified into various error levels. Table 2-8: Error

Levels lists the error levels, in the order of most to least severe.

Table 2-8: Error Levels

Error information is filtered by error level, and then collected.
The error information in error logs and in the event log is collected based on the

user-defined collection level. The collection levels are as follows:
Collection levels for error logs and event logs:

The event log always collects error information from the selected error level and

higher.
The error log can collect information from any of the following levels:

Collects no error information.
Collects error information from the Error level and higher.
Collects error information from the Warning level and higher.
Collects error information from the Information level and higher

(information from all the levels is collected).

Collects error information from the Information level and higher (including

maintenance information).

Collection levels for log information in trace files:

Outputs no trace information
Outputs error information only
Outputs trace information on program operation summaries
Outputs trace information on program operation details

Error level

Meaning

Level shown in

Event Viewer

Critical

Fatal errors that may stop the system.

Error

Error

Errors that adversely affect the system. This type of error can be
avoided by performing a failover or other countermeasures.

Error

Warning

Errors that enable the system to continue but, if left, might cause the

system to improperly operate.

Warning

Information

Information that simply indicates the operating history when the

system is operating normally.

Information