The convertlog command creates a new log file with either
new or old message IDs substituted in place of the message IDs in
the source file.
Before you begin
Deprecated feature: Prior to Version 6.x,
components were assigned message IDs that are not necessarily unique
across IBM® software products. In Version 6.0, a system
property was provided to map the message IDs in output logs to a set
of IBM unique message IDs (all WebSphere® Application
Server message IDs now start with CW) that do not conflict with other IBM software
products. The default runtime behavior still uses the old message
IDs.
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About this task
To facilitate the migration of logging tools that are reliant
on the old message IDs, the convertlog command is provided to convert
the message IDs of log entries from the old standard to the new standard,
or the new standard back to the old. By default, the software is configured
to use the old message IDs when logging, but you can change the default
output with the com.ibm.websphere.logging.messageId.version system
property. Read
Changing the message IDs used in log files for more
information.
Procedure
Use the convertlog command to convert the log output: convertlog <source file name> <destination file name> [options]
options: -newMessageFormat convert message IDs to CCCCCnnnnS format
(cannot be used with -m5)
-oldMessageFormat convert message IDs to CCCCnnnnS format
(cannot be used with -m6)
Results
After using the convertlog command you have a new file with
message IDs in the chosen format.