Dispatcher Paragon FlexiSpooler Logs

General Info

Using Nlog.config user can configure respective output logs. Mainly used for changing of log level to trace. For more info see Configuring logging using Nlog.config.

Table below shows default values.

Configuration Path

Output Log Path

Data Pattern after size overflow (archiveNumbering)

Max File Size (archiveAboveSize)

Max Number Of Archived Files (maxArchiveFiles)

Compression

Concurrent writes (concurrentWrites)

Logging Type

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP \Service\NLog.config

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP\logs\spooler.log

Date and Sequence

~21MB

30

no

false

Nlog

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP \Service\<Spooler 6.0.X.Y>\DesktopInterface\NLog.config

<USER_PROFILE>\.safeq6\logs\desktopinterface.log

Date and Sequence

~21MB

30

no

false

Nlog

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP \Service\<Spooler 6.0.X.Y>\NLog.config

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP\logs\spooler.log

Date and Sequence

~21MB

30

no

false

Nlog

YSoft Universal Print Driver log (if the driver is used):

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP \universal-pcl-driver\gui\NLog.config

<DispatcherParagon_HOME>\FSP\universal-pcl-driver\gui\driver.log

Date

~21MB

unlimited

no

false

Nlog

Please take note, that Desktop Interface log is created per user and located in the user profile directory for each user.

Log Retention (useful information for GDPR)

Logs mentioned in previous section use NLog configuration, based on these settings the log creation/retention is handled as follows:

  • Log is archived (moved to separate file with timestamp and usually a sequence number) when either [1] the "archiveAboveSize" has been reached or [2] a new day has arrived

  • Each log file keeps N archived versions, where N is the number set in "maxArchiveFiles"

  • After the limit set in "maxArchiveFiles" is reached and new log file should be archived, the oldest one gets deleted

If you put all this information together: If the component is continuously running (or executed at least once a day), then the logged data will get deleted after "maxArchiveFiles" days at the latest.

Log Format

Log Name

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

desktopinterface.log

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff

Logging priority (Debug) (fixed width 5)

thread ID (width 2)

ActivityID

class name, method name and source information (f-w 70)

message/exception on new line

spooler.log

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff

Logging priority (Debug) (fixed width 5)

thread ID (width 2)

ActivityID

class name, method name and source information (f-w 70)

message/exception on new line

driver.log

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff

Logging priority (Debug) (fixed width 5)

thread ID (width 2)

class name, method name and source information (f-w 70)

message/exception on new line

Example

spooler.log

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff

Logging priority

thread ID

ActivityID

class name, method name and source information

message/exception on new line

2016-05-06 18:35:49.3411

ERROR

11

b685534d-2d45-46e6-b810-f2e06ed92f06

| Ymq.Peer+<TryRequest>d__29.MoveNext |

[1dc792ca-49fe-4b98-9d31-ebad5a54d615-DesktopInterface] No established session found.

2016-05-06 18:35:49.3411

WARN

11

a88e412e-1811-4b75-be8a-df683692f720

| RemoteProxies.UiProxy+<SwitchClientUiController>d__9.MoveNext |

Could not request reconnection of Desktop Interface to different Controller.

2016-05-06 18:35:49.5442

INFO

12

b685534d-2d45-46e6-b810-f2e06ed92f06

| Ymq.ServerSession.ProcessReady |

[1dc792ca-49fe-4b98-9d31-ebad5a54d615- DesktopInterface ] Successfully established a server session with a type [Client] client. ConnectionLostTimeout set to [4] seconds based on client's ping interval.

2016-05-06 18:40:48.6198

DEBUG

11

b685534d-2d45-46e6-b810-f2e06ed92f06

| Configuration.ConfigurationProvider+<UpdateConfiguration>d__28.MoveNex |

Downloading remote configuration to verify it's relevance.

desktopinterface.log

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff

Logging priority (Debug) (fixed width 5)

thread ID (width 2)

ActivityID

class name, method name and source information (f-w 70)

message/exception on new line

2016-05-25 14:44:14.8737

INFO

7

b685534d-2d45-46e6-b810-f2e06ed92f06

| Ymq.Client+<TryConnect>d__10.MoveNext |

Trying to connect to [ tcp://10.0.13.76:5555 ].

2016-05-25 14:44:15.5774

INFO

8

b685534d-2d45-46e6-b810-f2e06ed92f06

| Ymq.Client+<TryConnect>d__10.MoveNext |

Successfully connected to [ tcp://10.0.13.76:5555 ].

2016-05-25 14:44:15.5774

INFO

8

a88e412e-1811-4b75-be8a-df683692f720

| DeviceInterfacei.ControllerProxy+<Connect>d__4.MoveNext |

Connected to Controller [ tcp://10.0.13.76:5555 ].