5.6.2  Manual Analysis

Manual analysis is the user-initiated process of selecting a binary event log file for immediate processing using either the CLI command or the web interface (see Chapter 6).

The wsea ana command performs manual analysis as well as filtered manual analysis on a binary event log file, which can be the system event log, another log from the same system, or a log from a different system:

wsea ana
[input inputfile]
[notify [OS | CUSTOMER | PROVIDER | WUI | CLI | AUI | VISIBLE | EVERY]]
[out | outhtml outputfile]

Filtered Manual Analysis—It is possible to create a tailored log file using filters (see Section 5.9 Creating New Binary Event Log Files) and then manually analyze the new file; however, be aware that this can result in incomplete or invalid analysis due to missing data that was filtered out.

To perform manual analysis with another syntax, see Appendix E.

Input Files

By default, manual analysis processes the system event log. If you want to process a different binary log file, you must use the input keyword and specify the input file. See Section 5.10.1 for more information on input files.

Notify

Notification options are defined as follows:

If "notify" is used, one and only one of the above options must be used immediately after it on the command line.

Notification options may be abbreviated to uniqueness. For example, "O" may be used instead of "OS"; "CU" may be used instead of "CUSTOMER" etc.,

Notification and analysis mode information is now displayed in all problem reports. See Appendix A.1 for a sample problem report. The information is positioned above the SEA and WCC Version sections of the report.

The command line options correspond to the notification information on the problem report as follows:

For the CUSTOMER, PROVIDER, VISIBLE, and EVERY flags, a problem report will ONLY be sent to the customer or provider notification types (SMTP, ISEE, QSAP (PRS), and SICL (DSNlink)) that are enabled for automatic analysis. In other words, if the customer has enabled SMTP and ISEE notification, but not QSAP or SICL notification, then CUSTOMER sends notification to SMTP only, PROVIDER sends notfication to ISEE only, and VISIBLE and EVERY sends both SMTP and ISEE notifications (among other types of notifications). If the user disables SMTP notifications with the "desta smtp off" command, then the CUSTOMER option will have no effect, and email will not be sent using the VISIBLE or EVERY options either. If the user has no provider notifications enabled (ISEE, QSAP, or SICL), then the PROVIDER option will have no effect, and HP Services will not be notified using the VISIBLE or EVERY options either.

For more information on notifications, see Chapter 10 Automatic Notifications. For commands on how to enable/disable notifications, see Section 3.10 Automatic Notifications.

Output Files

By default, output from manual analysis is displayed on the screen. To save output to a file, use either the out or the outhtml keyword and provide a file name. See Section 5.10.2 for more information on output files.