For each VM LPAR, I have the Linux users with SECUSER to OPERATOR. And OPERATOR is running PROP, so all of my Linux console logs are consolidated to the one PROP file. The cool part is that each message is prepended with a timestamp and the userid so I can separate them. I created a Rexx log browser script to search for strings or filter by a particular Linux system. I roll them each day so I have one log per day, so I can easily go back n days and view LINUXnnn's logs.
For multiple VM LPAR's, I then generated a Rexx server that listens for remote commands and authorized a userid to view the PROP logs. I front-ended this whole thing with some PHP code where I can just pick my VM LPAR, then my Linux server, then a date and voila, I have the VM console log from a particular Linux system, with timestamps. Tom Stewart [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Has anyone looked into a "console server" Hello list, Has anyone ever tried to log the 3270 Linux consoles to a central server? I see on http://freshmeat.net/projects/conserver/ "Conserver provides remote access to serial port consoles and logs all data to a central host." It would be nice to rarely need 3270 sessions, but also to be able to get to any Linux's console logs and search for specific error messages. I'm hoping someone has already blazed this trail. Thanks. "Mike MacIsaac" <[email protected]> (845) 433-7061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
