The logging and tracing levels only apply to the local system, where an MDS application is running. They can be changed at any time. Changes are immediately written to the registry of the local system.
- From the Control Panel start MDS Configuration or start MetaManager.
- In the Logon dialog box, click the Configure button.
- In the Teradata Meta Data Services Configuration dialog box, select the Logging tab.
- The following table shows the Logging Level options available. The Logging Level controls the log messages written to the MDS log file. The default is Warning.
Logging Level Option Description Critical Logs Critical messages Error Logs Error and Critical messages Warning (default) Logs Warning, Error, and Critical messages. Warning is the default logging level Information Logs Information, Warning, Error, and Critical messages All Logs Debug, Information, Warning, Error, and Critical messages - The read-only log file name is meta_yyyymmdd.txt (where yyyy = year, mm = month, dd = day). The date in the log file name is the date the log entries were written. MDS creates a new log file each day. The log does not wrap. Old log files should be deleted by the MDS Administrator.
To see previously generated log files (names and file sizes in bytes), click Log Files Manager. View or delete the logs in this window.
- The following table shows the Tracing Level options available. The Tracing Level controls the type of messages traced and written to the standard error output. The Tracing Level and error output are primarily used when writing an application using the MDS APIs. The default is Disable.
Tracing Level Options Description Disable (default) No messages are traced Critical Traces Critical messages Error Traces Error and Critical messages Warning Traces Warning, Error, and Critical messages Information Traces Information, Warning, Error, and Critical messages All Traces Debug, Information, Warning, Error, and Critical messages
- The following table shows the Logging Level options available. The Logging Level controls the log messages written to the MDS log file. The default is Warning.