Fwd: Re: Using a terminal server to catch boot messages

["Pete R. Jemian" <jemian@uiuc.edu>]

> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian McAllister <brian@hotrats.mit.edu> writes:
>  Brian> Are those of you using "console logging" (through xterms or other)
>  Brian> using this instead of the EPICS iocLogServer ?

The iocLogServer does not catch all the messages
we want to log.  The wrap-around log feature
is not so useful when it comes to diagnosing
boot problems and other diagnostics that
generate console output which does not go through
the error logging mechanisms.

>  Brian> Other than possibly missing something coming from VxWorks itself,
>  Brian> is there any reason why direct logging of the console is necessary
>
> Jim Thomas wrote:
> We'd kind of like to see VxWorks messages :-)  Plus the subject was "boot
> messages" so that kind of implied needing the console messages.

Absolutely.  When things are OK, the iocLogServer is sufficient.
All too often, things are not that OK.

Pete Jemian
UNICAT