Chapter 2: Control Data Collection › Start the Data Collection Processes › Monitor Data Collection › Check the Data Collection Error Log

Check the Data Collection Error Log

If an error occurs during the data collection process, the Performance Agent records it in a file called PSDC$DATABASE:PSDC$DC.LOG. This log file is common to all data collection processes in the cluster. You can print or display this ASCII file from a terminal. Each entry in the file contains the following data:

• Node name
• Date
• Time stamp
• Error message

The Performance Agent creates the PSDC$DC.LOG file the first time it encounters an error. All subsequent errors will be appended to it, unless you delete the file. Deleting the PSDC$DC.LOG file does not interfere with the normal execution of data collection.