VCS generates two error message logs: the engine log and the agent log. Log file names are appended by letters. Letter A indicates the first log file, B the second, C the third, and so on.
The engine log is located at /var/VRTSvcs/log/engine_A.log. The format of engine log messages is:
Timestamp (Year/MM/DD) | Mnemonic | Severity | UMI| Message Text
A typical engine log resembles:
2003/02/10 16:08:09 VCS INFO V-16-1-10077 received new
The agent log is located at /var/VRTSvcs/log/agent_A.log.
The format of agent log messages resembles:
Timestamp (Year/MM/DD) | Mnemonic | Severity | UMI | Agent Type | Resource Name | Entry Point | Message Text
A typical agent log resembles:
2003/02/23 10:38:23 VCS WARNING V-16-2-23331 Oracle:VRT:monitor:Open for ora_lgwr failed, setting cookie to null.
Note that the logs on all nodes may not be identical because