Event Logging Mechanisms

Vertica posts events to the following mechanisms:

Mechanism Description
vertica.log

All events are automatically posted to vertica.log. See Monitoring the Log Files.

ACTIVE_EVENTS

This SQL system table provides information about all open events. See Using System Tables and ACTIVE_EVENTS.

SNMP

To post traps to SNMP, enable global reporting in addition to each individual event you want trapped. See Configuring Event Reporting.

Syslog

To log events to syslog, enable event reporting for each individual event you want logged. See Configuring Event Reporting.