This test will mine the log files for specific error and warning messages in a target syslog file and reports number of entries found.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the SysLogMonTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed. 

• Specify a list of error or warning messages to exclude from processing in the EXCLUDE PATTERNS. The format is *error or warning messages*. Multiple entries can be separated by comma. This parameter is set to "none" by default

• Specify a list of error or warning messages to include in processing in the INCLUDE PATTERNS textbox. The format is Name:Value where Value is of the form *error or warning messages*. Multiple entries can be monitored specified as Name1:value1,Name2:value2 etc. This parameter is set to "all:all" by default.

• Specify the location of a syslog file in the SYSLOGFILE with full path.

• Specify whether the syslog file is rotating or not in the ROTATINGFILE textbox. True indicates that the syslog file is rotating.

• Once the above value is provided, click on the Update button to register the changes made.