Signals Image Artist: Collecting the server logs

The SImA installation base directory contains a script for collecting the log files: get_logs.sh. This script generates a zip package containing Docker service logs from the running container stack, along with important configuration files.

Generating a Full Log Set

To generate a complete set of stored logs, use the following command:

get_logs.sh collect

The logs will be outputted to sima_logs_latest.zip

Requesting Logs from a Specific Time Period

You can request logs from a specific time period by providing optional --from and/or --to dates arguments:

get_logs.sh collect --from [start_collection_time] --to [end_collection_time]

Time should be given according to ISO-8601 format (including timezone). 

Example Command

get_logs.sh collect --from 2021-05-18T11:11:26+03:00 --to 2021-05-18T11:11:56+03:00

The logs are outputted to sima_logs_from-<start_collection_time>-to-<end_collection_time>.zip

Retrieving Current Time in ISO-8601 Format

To retrieve the current time in the ISO-8601 format, use the Linux command:

date -Is

For UTC time, the syntax is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ. 

Simplifying Log Collection for a Specific Period

You can pass the desired collection period as a string to the date command. The example below collects logs for the past 24-hour period:

get_logs.sh collect --from $(date -Is -d "1 days ago")