Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 130)

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Operating panels in Production mode
Configuring and viewing Xpanel’s log files
As Xpanel operates, events are recorded to a log text file, which is stored under the Windows
system directory for application specific data.
Since the log files thoroughly track and record Xpanel’s events during operation, they are a
great tool to use for diagnosing error conditions or unexpected behaviors.
Xpanel’s Logging options (figure 7-8 ) allow you to specify the categories of events that you
want to be recorded in the Xpanel log files, as well as the maximum number and size of
Xpanel log files that will be archived. As well, the E
NABLE VERBOSE LOGGING setting on the
D IAGNOSTICS tab can be used to supplement the basic logging information.
Figure 7-8. Xpanel’s log file settings are present on the Diagnostics and Logging options tabs
Although the default values are sufficient for most operating conditions, the following settings
can be configured on the Logging tab in Xpanel’s Options window (T
OOLS >O PTIONS ).
• L OG L EVEL - This sets the default log level used by all logging categories except those
that have been checked in the Debug Categories list. The choices are:
• Error - Only log errors and essential operations.
• Warn - Log unsuccessful operations that may indicate a problem (in addition
to all messages logged at the Error level).
• Info - (Default) Log important events that occur during normal conditions (in
addition to all messages logged at the Warn level).
It is recommended to set the Log Level to Info in order to provide enough information
in the logs to diagnose common problems without affecting performance.
• F ILE S IZE - Sets the maximum memory size for each log file created per run. The default
value is 6 MB.
• F
ILE C OUNT - Specifies the maximum number of Xpanel*.log files that will
be stored. A large enough number should be chosen to store over a day's
worth of logs. This way if a problem happens the relevant log files will be
available. Once the maximum number of files is reached, the oldest log file
will be replaced by a new one. The default value is 5.
• D EBUG C ATEGORY L IST - Select the types of debug logging (categories) that you would
like to record in the Xpanel log file:
• General - General logging that does not fit under any other category.
• VxmsApi - Logs client-side calls to the Xmedia Server.