filterlog(8)filterlog(8)NAMEfilterlog - Logs and reports system Correctable Read Data (CRD) memory
errors on specific systems.
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/filterlog [-l] [-d crdlog] [-d crdlifetime] [-s crdlength #]
[-s crdcount #] [-h]
OPTIONS
Logs or filters an entry from stdin. This option is used by the binary
event-log daemon, binlogd. Dumps the contents of the CRD log file in
text format. Errors shown in the file are those recorded by the system
since the last boot. Dumps the CRD lifetime log information in text
format. Used to set the CRD interval time in minutes. The default is
24 hours. Used to set the CRD interval count. The default is 50.
Prints a list of the command option options defined in this reference
page.
DESCRIPTION
This utility ensures that only genuine memory errors are reported to
system log files on certain system types. The command filterlog is
called directly by the binary event-log daemon, binlogd to filter sys‐
tem CRD (memory hardware) errors. CRD errors are logged according to
user-definable parameters. If it is determined that a genuine memory
problem exists, an entry is passed to binlogd. The error will then be
written to the system's error log file and can be notified to the user
through DECevent.
The filterlog utility uses two variables to determine if a CRD error
signifies a genuine memory hardware problem -- crdlength and crdcount.
If crdcount number of errors occur during crdlength minutes, an entry
is passed to binlogd. The default settings are 50 errors in 24 hours
(1440 minutes).
The filterlog utility reads the /etc/binlog.conf file to determine what
log file should be used to record any events. The default log file is
/usr/adm/binary.crdlog.
SEE ALSO
Commands: binlogd(8), dia(8) (DECevent)
filterlog(8)
