Log Interactions view

The Log interactions diagram displays interactions among log records that occur during the execution of an application. This view shows correlations between log records from a single log file or across multiple log files.

Data displayed in this view is acquired from either an instance of a logging agent or from an imported log file. Your deployment requirements determine which mechanism you use. This kind of data acquisition enables generation of interaction flows that represent correlations of log records that are generated from different kinds of logs.

When used in conjunction with the Log view, detailed information can be quickly obtained on particular log records from Log Interaction view. The visual display of records are colored according to thier severity, following the same paradigm as the Log view. Search and filter features are also available in this view to examine specific log interactions. Finally, the Log interaction view shows a set number of log records per page, and provides methods of navigation to go from one page to the next if there are multiple pages in a view.

Log interaction view can be opened from within the Profiling and Logging perspective. You can view the correlation from different levels of abstraction, starting with log interactions, through interactions among processes, up to hosts interactions across a network. The importance of this multilevel data presentation becomes obvious for the monitoring of e-business applications.