The log level of a category determines the type of messages that the log file includes. When you create a log category and set its default log level, these selections apply to all nodes in the cluster and they persist until you change them. The default log level applies to all the loggers that you associate with your category.

Log levels

OFF

The log file does not include any messages.

FATAL

The log file includes messages that inform about severe errors that can cause the application to terminate.

ERROR

The log file includes messages that inform about serious errors that might allow the application to continue running.

ALERT

The log file includes Pega Platform -specific messages that indicate that a performance threshold has been exceeded, or that an event that affects the performance has occured.

WARN

The log file includes messages that inform about situations that might have an adverse performance implication.

INFO

The log file includes messages that inform that a run-time event, such as startup or shutdown, has occurred.

DEBUG

The log file includes messages that inform about informational events that are useful for debugging.

ALL

The log file includes messages of all levels.

You can apply the same log levels to individual loggers. For example, if you want a log category that groups loggers that correspond with agents to work on the FATAL level, but you need one logger within this category to work on the ALL level, you can change the level of the individual logger.