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Support EMS application-logs endpoint overview

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Overview

A POST request allows a standalone application to log its events on the ONTAP system as EMS events and optionally generate AutoSupports. This event information is encapsulated in an app.log.x event, or callhome.client.app.x event in case AutoSupport generation is required, based on the event's severity.

Note This API only supports POST. Generated events can be retrieved using the /api/support/ems/events API.

Examples

Creating a new app.log.* event

The following example generates an app.log.error event.

# The API:
POST /api/support/ems/application-logs

# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/ems/application-logs" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"computer_name\": \"W12-R2-DC\", \"event_source\": \"SnapCenter Software\", \"app_version\": \"3.0.0.2373\", \"event_id\": 10001, \"category\": \"error\", \"event_description\": \"Clone split job failed\", \"severity\": \"error\", \"autosupport_required\": false}"

# The response:
201 CREATED
{}

Retrieving a list of events generated by this API

The following example retrieves all app.log.* events.

# The API:
GET /api/support/ems/events

# The call:
curl -X GET "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/ems/events?message.name=app.log.*" -H "accept: application/hal+json"

# The response:
200 OK
{
"records": [
  {
    "node": {
      "name": "node1",
      "uuid": "d96d5d8d-118a-11ec-aad8-005056bb974c",
      "_links": {
        "self": {
          "href": "/api/cluster/nodes/d96d5d8d-118a-11ec-aad8-005056bb974c"
        }
      }
    },
    "index": 7865,
    "time": "2021-09-17T09:36:28-04:00",
    "message": {
      "severity": "emergency",
      "name": "app.log.emerg"
    },
    "log_message": "app.log.emerg: iMac: iPad ipad3: (10001) handheld: TestLine1",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/support/ems/events/node1/7865"
      }
    }
  }
],
"num_records": 1,
"_links": {
  "self": {
    "href": "/api/support/ems/events?message.name=app.log.*"
  }
}
}