24.1. Log Analyzer overview
The infrastructure for the Log Analyzer is part of WebSphere V3.5.2. However, the tool itself is not. The Log Analyzer is available for download. See 24.2, “Downloading and installing the Log Analyzer” on page 977 for detailed information.
A new message logging service has been added in WebSphere V3.5.2. This logging service will log messages to a shared file. This file is a binary file located in the <WAS_HOME>/logs directory and is named “activity.log”. <WAS_HOME> is the WebSphere Application Server install directory. The activity.log cannot be easily viewed using a text editor. The preferred tool to view this file is the Log Analyzer.
The Log Analyzer takes one or more activity or trace logs, merges all the data ...
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