Centralised error logging on Control PC

[kjwoodsISIS]

As a developer and support person, I'd like to be able to log messages, warnings & errors to a centralised location on the control PC, so that I can view them easily.
We need to investigate and recommend how this will be done.

'''Completion Criteria'''

1. Recommend how logging will be done

'''Notes'''

1. A centralised location simply means a known, documented location (which should be the same for all control PCs - unless there's a good reason not to).
2. Can all modules log to the same log file?
3. Can LabVIEW VIs log to a common log file?
4. Would it be OK to have multiple log files (e.g. one file per module) stored in a single folder?
5. Can I change the logging threshhold (e.g. from log error messages only to logging debug messages)?
6. How should we prevent log files getting too large? Can they be purged of old entries after a defined period?
7. It would be acceptable to simply view all messages, warnings & errors etc. with a text editor.

[kjwoodsISIS]

Imported from trac issue 22. Created by skn09965 on 2013-01-15T09:57:46, last modified: 2013-04-17T11:30:27

[kjwoodsISIS]

Trac comment by kht13119 on 2013-04-17 11:29:55:

Document written to describe requirements for centralised error logging on a beamline. Uploaded document to sharepoint

http://www.facilities.rl.ac.uk/isis/computing/ICPdiscussions/Centralised%20error%20logging%20on%20Control%20PC.doc