Management Extender Log Viewer

The Management Extender Log Viewer dashboard provides information about each Virtualization task that you run. In the dashboard, you can view a high-level overview of the action logs. Each log entry contains a link to where you can find the original action window. Each entry also contains a link to the log file.

You must activate the following analyses:

Management Extender Log Files Information
Management Extender Asynchronous Action Results

To activate the analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > Management Extender Analyses. In the Management Extender Analyses list, select Management Extender Log Files Information. In the Management Extender Log Files Information panel, click Activate. Repeat this action to activate the Management Extender Asynchronous Action Results analysis.

. Records are cleared every four days.

To access the Management Extender Log Viewer, open the Server Automation domain. In the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain, select Virtualization > PowerVM > Management Extender Log Viewer.

The dashboard provides the following details for each action:

Action ID: The ID that corresponds with the action in the IBM® Endpoint Manager console.
Computer Name: The computer on which the action is targeted. A hyperlink to the Computer in the IBM Endpoint Manager console is included.
Management Extender: The management extender plug-in with which the PowerVM® system is configured.
Status: Whether the action completed (fixed), is running or failed.
Description: The task name.
Action Link: A link to the Action window through this link.
Logs: A link to the log file. The log file is formatted for ease of use. The log file contains a table with two columns. The Level column indicates whether the message is an error message or informational message. The Message column displays the log message that is found.