SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOG MANAGEMENT
A system, method, and computer program for managing a plurality of software logs across a multi-tiered network having multiple depositories, comprising establishing a plurality of applications, wherein each of said applications has a logging engine with a log writer; producing a log file from each of said log writers; associating a metadata file with said log files; and retrieving a plurality of log information from said metadata file based on a search criteria and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
1 . A method for managing a plurality of software logs across a multi-tiered network having multiple depositories, comprising:
establishing a plurality of applications, wherein each of said applications has a logging engine with a log writer;
producing a log file from each of said log writers;
associating a metadata file with said log files; and
retrieving a plurality of log information from said metadata files based on a search criteria.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying said log information to an end user through a client-side graphical user interface.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of applications are one of application processes and services.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said retrieving of log information occurs across a logical centralized log repository that is distributed among a plurality of physical computers.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said retrieval of log information occurs using nested queries.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said retrieval of log information includes expanding a query capability to include a plurality of boolean operators.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said plurality of boolean operators are one of OR and XOR.
8 . A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method for managing a plurality of software logs across a multi-tiered network having multiple log depositories, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer to:
establish a plurality of applications, wherein each of said applications has a logging engine with a log writer;
produce a log file from each of said log writers;
associate a metadata file with said log files; and
retrieve a plurality of log information from said metadata file based on a search criteria.
9 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , further comprising instructions to display said plurality of log information to an end user through a client-side graphical user interface.
10 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein said plurality of applications are one of application processes and services.
11 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein said retrieving of log information occurs across a logical centralized log repository that is distributed among a plurality of physical computers.
12 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein said retrieval of log information occurs using nested queries.
13 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein said retrieval of log information includes expanding a query capability to include a plurality of boolean operators.
14 . The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein said plurality of boolean operators are one of OR and XOR.
15 . A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory to implement a method for managing a plurality of software logs across a multi-tiered network, comprising:
means for establishing a plurality of applications, wherein each of said applications has a logging engine with a log writer;
means for producing a log file from each of said log writers;
means for associating a metadata file with said log file; and
means for retrieving a plurality of log information from said metadata file based on a search criteria.