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Protocols, options and logging scenarios
SmartInspect's advanced protocols allow you to log to files, over TCP or via named-pipes. Benefit from encrypted log files, backlog queues and a lot more.
SmartInspect can be used in many scenarios and comes with various flexible logging protocols. The following illustrations highlight some of the possible logging configurations.
Log Files
SmartInspect supports three configurable log file formats for every need. The rich binary log file format can be analyzed with the powerful SmartInspect Console. The text file protocol on the other hand allows end-users to open log files and identify configuration problems with your application. The third option, strongly encrypted log files, is perfect for protecting your sensitive and proprietary information.
Rich binary log files for analysis with the SmartInspect Console
Text log files for inspection by end-users
Strongly encrypted log files to project your data
Flexible log file rotation for production systems
Tens of thousands of log entries per second
Live Logging
To monitor an application in real-time, either locally or over the network, SmartInspect offers high-performance named-pipes and TCP/IP logging protocols. Using these protocols together with the SmartInspect Console allows you to monitor and analyze production and development systems while they are running.
Monitor applications in real-time with the SmartInspect Console
High-performance named pipe protocol for local live logging
TCP/IP protocol to monitor applications over a network
Highly flexible with synchronous and asynchronous logging options
Monitor production systems live without restarting them
SmartInspect Router
The SmartInspect Router service application is ideal for debugging and monitoring complex production systems. It can receive logging data via TCP/IP and named pipes from multiple applications and machines and write it to log files. Because the SmartInspect Router can be configured with custom rules, it is possible to merge logging data from different processes or machines into a single log file.
Receives logging data via TCP/IP and named pipes
High-performance log server for demanding production systems
Flexible rule-based logging to log files and other protocols
Support for logging from multiple processes to the same log file
Can be deployed to customers and production systems royalty-free
Memory Protocol
One of SmartInspect's unique features is the ability to log to memory and only write the logging data to disk when your application crashes. This can either be accomplished with the SmartInspect memory protocol or with the backlog protocol option. This is ideal for production systems and when the performance at run-time has the highest priority. The memory protocol is also the perfect choice for integrating SmartInspect with exception report tools.
Support for writing logging data to memory for best performance
Flush and write logging data to disk on application crash or other event
Ideal for production systems with high performance requirements
Has been designed for easy integration with exception reporting tools
Ability to attach log files to emails and crash reports
