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View Error History

When there are issues related to data ingestion, onboarding, compression, and processing, you can view error details and recommended actions in the Error Messages section for a Collector instance such as Syslog, LDAP, or Splunk instance, or a Site Collector instance. Before you investigate the data ingestion errors whenever the errors occur, refer to the error status, error messages, and error history to obtain relevant information.

To view error history for a particular Collector instance, on the Overview page, navigate to the Collector instance and click the menu icon, then click View Details.

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The Error Messages section displays current status and error history with error details as follows:

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Current Status:

  • Staus – Type of the error that has occurred. The error types include Internal Error, Misconfiguration, Heartbeat Error, Running Error, Update Error, Stop Error.

  • Last Seen – Time when the error occurred last.

Error History:

  • Error History – Select the time period in which you want to view any reported errors and the historical error details. Options include: Last 2 Days, Last Week, Last Month, or Last 3 Months.

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  • Time and Date – Time and date when the error occurred.

  • Staus – Type of the error that has occurred in the past. The error types include Internal Error, Misconfiguration, Heartbeat Error, Running Error, Update Error, Stop Error.

  • Messages – Description of the error that occurred. These error details provide more information to help you troubleshoot further.