New release

Last updated 12/28/2004.
Version 1.6.1 is now available for i386, ia64, x86_64, s390, s390x, ppc64, and arm/xscale. (Click here for details.)

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Goals

The 3 main goals of this project:

1. Provide an open-source, platform-independent Event Logging facility for the Linux Operating system and Linux applications, which offers capabilities and features comparable to Event and Error Logging facilities found in Enterprise-class, UNIX-based operating systems.
2. Compliance with draft POSIX Standard 1003.25, "System API - Services for Reliable, Available, and Serviceable Systems" (not yet adopted).
3. Support logging of printk and syslog messages in the new Event Log, in addition to logging to destination(s) specified in the syslog.conf configuration file.

Click here for a side-by-side comparison between syslog and evlog

Summary of features

Call for Participation

This a community-based effort for all developers interested in improving or enhancing the Event Logging capabilities in Linux.  If you are interested in participating in or contributing to this project please send mail to the mailing list found here

Documentation

The following documents describe Linux Event Logging:

1. The draft POSIX standard for Event Logging
2. Rationale for the draft POSIX standard
3. Linux Event Logging for Enterprise-Class Systems

How-To Procedures

1. Installing and configuring the latest event logging release
2. Installing event logging in a RAM disk
3. Creating and installing an event handler plug-in
4. Generating and installing formatting templates using syslogat() and evlgentmpl utility
5. Understanding ELA

License

Linux Event Logging is licensed as follows:

• The RPM for user-space is licensed under the GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL) for the library and GNU General Public License (GPL) for all CLIs (sources are under /user/cmd/*).
• The kernel patches are licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Downloading Linux Event Logging

The following is available for download:

• Kernel patches for Linux kernel version 2.4.18 through 2.4.20. (beginning with v1.2.0, kernel patch is no longer required by User-space code).
• Binary RPMs containing the User-space code for various platforms.
• Source RPMs.
• Source tarball.

Build and installation procedures were verified using Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and SuSE 8.0 (UL 1.0)

Platforms currently supported:i386, ia64, s390, s390x, ppc, ppc64.

It is recommended that you read the Release Notes and become familiar with the installation instructions before attempting to build and install this software.

View the Release Notes, and download the software from the Event Logging project page.

Project Page

Go to the Event Logging Project Page for all of the following:

• Latest Project News
• Latest File Releases
• CVS Repository
• Bug Tracker
• Support Requests
• Patches
• Feature Requests
• Project Documentation
• List of Developers
• Mailing Lists

Related Projects

Some Logging-related websites you may find useful (or at least interesting):

Automated Event Management
Device Driver Event Logging
Log Analysis Resources

For links to other Linux RAS-related projects, go to Linux System RAS Homepage