System Log

Logs contain information about the system status and system operations at specific points in time. The logs are recorded in the system log (journalctl).

Tip:

Collect system logs and attach them when contacting the support@xinnor.io team in the event of system or RAID malfunction.

You can:

  • manage and view the type of system messages that will be logged;
  • collect logs into a file;
  • view the latest error and warning messages on the system.

To configure the type of system messages that will be added to the system log, run

# xicli settings log modify <arg>
Table 1. Argument for the log modify subcommand

Required argument

-l

--level

The type of system messages that will be added to the system log.

Possible values: error, warning, info, debug.

Each next type includes the previous one.

The default: debug.

To collect all logs into a file, run

# xicli log collect

The log file will be available in the /var/log/xiraid/ directory.

After collecting is complete, the message “xiRAID Classic logs have been collected and saved in: /var/log/xiraid/xiraid_xinnor_2024.04.22_06-58-47.tar.gz” shows.

To see the selected type of system messages for the system log, run

# xicli settings log show [optional_arg]

To see the latest error and warning messages on the system, run

# xicli log show [optional_arg]
Table 2. Argument for the show subcommand

Optional argument

-l

--lines

The number of error and warning messages in the event log to show, starting from the last entry.

Possible values: integers from 1 to 1000.

The default: 10.