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IT16515: MEFG LOGS ARE LOST AFTER REACHING MAXIMUM SIZE

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • MEFG logs or traces are lost after reaching a maximum
    size.
    
    Expected Behavior: To archieve the logs/traces, to avoid losses
    of trace information.
    

Local fix

  • Create a script which renames the MEFG trace and log files. If
    only x versions are required to be stores, the script should
    also contain a delete of the older version after reaching a
    limit.
    Depending on the needs the new file names may include a
    counter or the date of rename. Below is a list of MEFG
    log/trace files:
    
    
    
    <mefg>/bin/restartServers.log
    <mefg>/bin/MEFGCommServer.log
    <mefg>/log/ftr/MEFGSwiftnet.log
    [<mefg>/log/ftr/MEFGSwiftnet.log.<ID>]
    <mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetServerS<RA ID>.log
    [<mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetServerS<RA ID>.log.<ID>]
    <mefg>/log/scd/MEFGCommServer.log
    [<mefg>/log/scd/MEFGCommServer.log.>ID>]
    <mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetServerS<RA ID>.log.
    [<mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetServerS<RA ID>.log.<ID>]
    <mefg>/log/ftr/MEFGSwiftnet.trc
    <mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetServerS<RA Id>.trc
    <mefg>/log/scd/MEFGSwiftnetCmdServerS<RA Id>.trc
    
    For an active/active configuration, every RA will have a
    log/trace.
    
    
    Entries like [<mefg>/log/<sub dir>/<log name>.log.>ID>] means
    that there can be 1 - 3 roll over logs.
    
    During maintenance do:
    1. StopAdapter
    2. Run the rename script
    3. Start Adapter
    
    It is not possible to do this during uptime of the adapter.
    

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
    SI MEFG SWIFTNet7 customers that do not manually archive MEFG
    log and trace files
    
    Problem Description:
    SWIFTNet7 MEFG log and trace files can grow to up to 2 GB in
    size, after which the offset of the file within the application
    will roll to start of the files, which can lead to non
    sequencial log entries.
    
    Platforms Affected:
    All
    

Problem conclusion

  • Resolution Summary:
    The SWIFTNet7 MEFG startup scripts archive the log and trace
    files.  The script moves these MEFG files to a directory under
    the MEFG log directory with the naming scheme log_MMDDYY_HHMMSS.
    
    Delivered In:
    5020603_2
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT16515

  • Reported component name

    STR B2B INTEGRA

  • Reported component ID

    5725D0600

  • Reported release

    524

  • Status

    CLOSED FIN

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-08-08

  • Closed date

    2017-06-01

  • Last modified date

    2017-06-11

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 September 2023