Viewing activity logging data

You can view the activity logging information by running Activity Analysis, which copies the information you specify to the Log Analysis database (LOG4A.NSF or whatever name you specify). Domino® creates the Log Analysis database on your local computer.

About this task

The Log Analysis database includes views for the following activity information:

Table 1. Views in the Log Analysis database

View

Description

Agent

For agent activity, shows the user, date, database, agent name, and run time

All

Shows the activity type and timestamp of all activity logging records

HTTP

For HTTP activity, shows the target server, user name, date, HTTP request, time of the request, and the length of the content

IMAP

For IMAP activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, bytes sent and received, and the duration

LDAP Add

For LDAP Add activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the added object (entry), number of bytes received, and any error messages

LDAP All

For all LDAP activity, shows the organization name, type of activity, user name, and the timestamp

LDAP Delete

For LDAP Delete activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the deleted object (entry), number of entries deleted, and any error messages

LDAP Modify

For LDAP Modify activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the modified object (entry), number of bytes received, and any error messages

LDAP ModifyDN

For LDAP ModifyDN activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the modified object (entry), the new RDN®, the new superior, and any error messages

LDAP Search

For LDAP Search activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, base object, filter, bytes sent, and the search time

Mail Deposited

For mail deposited into MAIL.BOX, shows the server name, who the message was from and to, when the message was deposited, the message ID, and the action taken upon the message (depositing the mail into MAIL.BOX)

Mail Processed

For messages processed in MAIL.BOX, such as mail transferred to other servers and mail delivered to users, shows the server name, who the message was from and to, when the message was deposited, the message ID, and the action taken upon the message

Notes® Database

For Notes® database activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, database name, timestamp, number of bytes sent and received, number of documents read and written, and the total number of transactions

Notes® Passthru

For Notes® pass-through activity, shows the date, duration of the connection, and the number of bytes sent and received by the client and by the target server

Notes® Session

For Notes® session activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, number of bytes sent and received, number of documents read and written, and the total number of transactions

POP3

For POP3 activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, number of messages retrieved by and deleted from the client, number of bytes the client sent to the server and received from the server, and the duration of the session

Replica

For replication activity, shows the date, source server and database name, destination server and path, and the number of bytes transferred

SMTP Session

For SMTP activity, shows the organization name, server name, IP address of the connected client, timestamp, number of messages the client sent, number of recipients to whom the messages were sent, number of bytes the client sent to and received from the server, and the duration of the session
Note: In addition to containing the results of running activity analysis, the Log Analysis database may contain the results of running log analysis, especially if you run log analysis using a version of Domino® earlier than Domino® 6.

Running activity analysis

Procedure

  1. In the Domino® Administrator, make the server on which you want to run activity analysis current.
  2. Click the Server > Analysis tab.
  3. In the Tools pane, expand Analyze; and then click Activity.
  4. Do one of the following to select the types of activity you want to log:
    • To log all the types of activity, skip this step. By default, all activity types are selected.
    • To deselect a type of activity to log, click the activity type in the Selected types of activity pane, and then click Remove. To deselect all the types of activity, click Remove All.
    • To select a type of activity to log, click the activity type in the Select server activity types to search for pane; and then click Add. To add all the types of activity, click Add All.
  5. Choose the starting and ending dates and times of the activity you want to view.
  6. Optional: To write the analysis results to a database other than the Log Analysis database, click Results Database and specify a different database. Then click OK.
  7. Select Append to this database to append the results of the analysis to previous results in the database, or select Overwrite this database to create a new database that contains only the results of the current analysis.
  8. Click OK to run the analysis and to open the Log Analysis database.

Viewing the data in the Log Analysis database

Procedure

  1. If the Log Analysis database is not already open, do the following:
    • On your local computer, choose File > Application > Open.
    • Select the Log Analysis database, and then click Open. (By default, the database title is "Log Analysis" and the file name is LOGA4.NSF.)
  2. In the Task pane, expand Server Activity; and then click the view for the type of activity you want to view.
  3. Optional: In the Results pane, double-click the record you want to view.