The log harvesting service manages the retrieval, archival, and analysis of the harvested log files stored in Serviceability Agent enabled hosts or elements. The Serviceability Agent harvests the logs and sends the harvested logs to the Logging Service through HTTPS. With a successful harvest request related to a harvest profile, the logging service accepts the file segments, creates a well-defined file structure, and saves the request in the System Manager node.

You can harvest log files for one or more products of the same or different types running on the same or different computers. The system displays the list of file archives and respective profiles on the log harvesting user interface, and the status of each archive is available in the user interface table.

You can perform the following operations using the log harvesting service:

• Create a log harvesting profile to specify the products for which you want to harvest the logs.

• Submit the log harvesting request defined in a profile to the product.

• View the status of the log harvesting request.

• Store the harvested log files of a product in an archive file.

• View the harvested log files stored in the archive file.

• Download the harvested log files to a local computer.

• Search for a matching text in the harvested log files.