Message format in the ON-Bar message log
Messages in the ON-Bar activity log file contain timestamps, process IDs, and explanatory text.
A message in the ON-Bar activity log file, bar_act.log, has the following format:
timestamp process_id parent_process_id message
Message field | Description |
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timestamp | Date and time when ON-Bar writes the message. |
process_id | The number that the operating system uses to identify this instance of ON-Bar. |
parent_process_id | The number that the operating system uses to identify the process that executed this instance of ON-Bar. |
message | The ON-Bar message text. |
1999-08-18 10:09:59 773 772 Completed logical restore.
Timestamps when storage managers hang
If a storage manager process hangs, the timestamp for the process in the ON-Bar activity log is inaccurate. An asterisk symbol is appended to the timestamp and the message indicates how long the storage manager process hung. The following example shows that the storage manager process hung for two minutes starting at 10:27. At 10:29, the storage manager completed the backup.
2013-02-26 10:27:10* 13410 25695 (-43085) WARNING: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled for at least 2 minutes. 2013-02-26 10:29:12 13410 25695 Completed level 0 backup dbspace1 (Storage Manager copy ID: 1509564809 0).