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Leveled logging data automation for virtual tape server applications

  • US 8,028,201 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2008
  • Issued: 09/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implementable method for logging data in a virtual storage system, said method comprising:

  • receiving a logging data string;

    checking a logging level, the checking comprising;

    if said logging level is satisfied, sending said data string to a log file buffer;

    if said logging level is not satisfied, checking a buffer priority; and

    if said buffer priority exceeds a predefined threshold, abandoning said data string; and

    whereinthe log file buffer comprises an Error-Data-Cache-Buffer (EDCB) element; and

    further comprisingautomatically collecting important error logging data which is not at the current planned logging level, andtemporarily saving the important error logging data in the EDCB element of the log file buffer.

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