Contains messages generated by the server portion of the Update Server
Description
The UpLog file contains execution and error messages generated by the server portion (upserver process) of the Update Server. The
upserver process distributes files from the local disk of a machine in response to requests from the client portion (upclient process) of the Update Server running on other
machines. The upserver process should run on the cell's System Control machine and on the Binary Distribution machine for each CPU/operating system type.
If the UpLog file does not already exist when the upserver process starts, the server process creates the file in the directory named dcelocal/var/dfs/adm. The process then appends any subsequent messages to the file once it exists. If the file exists when the upserver process starts, the process moves the current version of the file to the UpLog.old file in the same directory (overwriting the current UpLog.old file if it exists) before creating a new version to which to append messages.
The process can write different types of output to the file, depending on the actions it performs and any problems it encounters. The file can be viewed with the bos getlog command. Because it is an ASCII file, it can also be viewed with the more command (or a similar command appropriate to the local operating system), which requires read permission on the file.
Events are recorded in the log file only at their completion, so the process does not use the file to reconstruct failed operations. However, the contents of the log file can help you evaluate server process failures and other problems.
Note that the UpLog file contains execution and error messages for the upserver process only; it does not log messages for the upclient process. A log file can be specified for use with the upclient process when that process is started on a client machine.
Related Information
Commands: bos getlog(8dfs)