Setting a log level on Kafka Client

Last Updated : Jun 03, 2026 |

About this task

Use this procedure to set a log level on Kafka Client so that the Kafka Client starts writing a log of the selected level in the DashBoard_Supervisor.log file on the POM server.

The Kafka Client is of POM Supervisor Dashboard.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the POM server by using an SSH client application, such as PuTTY.
  2. Go to the ${PIM_HOME}/config/ location.
  3. Open the POMLOG4J.properties file.
  4. In the log4j.logger.org.apache.kafka parameter, replace ERROR with one of the following levels:

    • OFF

    • FATAL

    • ERROR

    • WARN

    • INFO

    • DEBUG

    • TRACE

    • ALL

    For example, to collect the log files of the INFO level, replace ERROR by INFO.

  5. Save the file.
  6. To view the log file, do the following:
    1. Go to the ${PIM_HOME}/logs/ location.
    2. Open the DashBoard_Supervisor.log file.