View logs from node details
View logs in the Recent Log Information pane within the Node details dialog.
The Cassandra System Log, Cassandra Debug Log, and OpsCenter Agent Log are available for viewing within OpsCenter Monitoring.
The most recent 1000 lines of a log are shown in the log window.
Only users with an administrator role are able to view the logs.
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To enable the Labs feature to view logs from within OpsCenter, add the following to
opscenterd.conf, and then restartopscenterd:[labs] log_enable = TrueOpsCenter Labs features are experimental features that are available for use while still in development. To use Labs features, you must explicitly enable them. Send feedback about Labs features that you use so they can be improved.
DataStax does not recommend use of Labs features in production, and DataStax doesn’t guarantee production-grade performance for Labs features.
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In the left navigation pane, click Cluster > Nodes > List View or Ring View.
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Click the node to view its details.
The Node Details dialog appears.
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Scroll down to the Recent Log Information pane.
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Select the log to view:
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Cassandra SystemLog -
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OpsCenter AgentLog
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Click Refresh.
The last 1000 lines of the selected log are fetched and shown in the Recent Log Information pane.

If an agent is down for a node, the log pane is empty. See Agent Status and Troubleshoot DataStax Agent issues.