Log file locations in NetApp Data ONTAP (7-mode)

The following list outlines the various log files and their locations used by Data ONTAP (7 mode). In addition, ONTAP also uses syslogd daemon to log system messages (and uses the config file /etc/syslog.conf)

You can see the content of those files using the “rdfile” command, e.g., rdfile /etc/log/messages

Messages:

/etc/log/messages (symbolic link to /etc/messages)

 

SnapMirror:

/etc/log/snapmirror

 

FlexClone:

/etc/log/clone

 

Auditlog:

/etc/log/auditlog

 

Deduplication:

/etc/log/sis

 

LACP:

/etc/log/lacp_log

 

Backup:

/etc/log/backup and /etc/log/ndmpdlog

 

FTP:

/etc/log/ftp.cmd and /etc/log/ftp.xfer

 

Shelf Messages:

/etc/log/shelflog/shelflog_ata and /etc/log/shelflog_esh

 

Volume Operations:

/etc/log/vol_history

 

Crash Files:

/etc/log/crash/aggregates//

 

Performance Archives:

/etc/log/stats/archives

 

ACP:

/etc/log/acp/acplog_master and /etc/log/acplog

Hope it helps!