Using vordxf Files
Data transformation activity is recorded and prepared for transmission to the key manager. One file that records transformation activity is updated dynamically and should be checked first should any problems arise. You may want to use the “tail -f” command on the file to monitor the data transformation process in real-time.
The data transformation log file resides in /var/log/vormetric on the host system.
The base name of the data transformation log file is vordxf_path_usr.log, where path is the underscore-separated (_) full path to the GuardPoint directory and usr is the name of the user executing dataxform. Only the Linux or AIX root user, or the Windows Administrator user, can run dataxform. For example, vordxf-_opt_apps_dx9_root.log.
Always wait for the “Data transform for guard point path completed ...” message before making any changes to the GuardPoint.
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2011-01-17 12:45:55.846 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4344I] Data transform version 4.4.1.0
2011-01-17 12:45:55.857 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4429I] Data transformation is supported on /opt/apps/dx9
2011-01-17 12:45:55.886 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4378I] Scan found 63 files (1 KB) in 5 directories for guard point /opt/apps/dx9
2011-01-17 12:45:55.889 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4366I] The current operation took 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds
2011-01-17 12:45:56.220 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4380I] Transformed 69 files (1 KB) of 63 files (1 KB) for guard point /opt/apps/dx9
2011-01-17 12:45:56.224 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4366I] The current operation took 0 hours, 0 minutes and 1 seconds
2011-01-17 12:45:57.242 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4371I] Data transform skipped some files
2011-01-17 12:45:57.255 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/filenothere01 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.283 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/filenothere02 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.286 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/filenothere03 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.289 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4200I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/hardlink01 was skipped. It was an additional hard link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.292 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4200I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/hardlink02 was skipped. It was an additional hard link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.299 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4200I] The file /opt/apps/dx9/hardlink03 was skipped. It was an additional hard link
2011-01-17 12:45:57.302 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4257I] Number of additional hard links skipped: 3
2011-01-17 12:45:57.307 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4258I] Number of soft links skipped: 3
2011-01-17 12:45:57.312 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4365I] The data transform operation took 0 hours, 0 minutes and 2 seconds
2011-01-17 12:45:57.316 [VMD] [INFO ] [15792] [DXF4363I] Data transform for guard point /opt/apps/dx9 finished but 6 files were skipped
dataxform logging is tied to VMD logging. The size of the vordxf_path_usr.log file is set by the Maximum File Size text-entry box on the FS Log tab of the Management Console. The default maximum vordxf_path_usr.log file is 1 MB.
The following vordxf_path_usr.log excerpt shows a dataxform session that scans the directory and subdirectories for files to transform, performs a policy check with the key manager, and successfully transforms all but three files.
2011-01-10 14:37:03.970 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4344I] Data transform version 4.4.1.0
2011-01-10 14:37:03.997 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4345I] Data transform version 4.4.1.0, using policy aes128_to_clear_dx on guard point /opt/apps/lib/dx4
2011-01-10 14:37:04.155 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4429I] Data transformation is supported on /opt/apps/lib/dx4
2011-01-10 14:37:06.564 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4378I] Scan found 10000 files (273 KB) in 5 directories for guard point /opt/apps/lib/dx4
2011-01-10 14:39:25.797 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4380I] Transformed 10003 files (273 KB) of 10000 files (273 KB) for guard point /opt/apps/lib/dx4
2011-01-10 14:39:35.949 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4371I] Data transform skipped some files
2011-01-10 14:39:35.980 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere01 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-10 14:39:35.986 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere02 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-10 14:39:35.989 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4201I] The file /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere03 was skipped. It was a soft link
2011-01-10 14:39:36.000 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4258I] Number of soft links skipped: 3
2011-01-10 14:39:36.050 [VMD] [INFO ] [26158] [DXF4363I] Data transform for guard point /opt/apps/lib/dx4 finished but 3 files were skipped
Check the status files in /var/log/vormetric, or the status file location you configured, for dataxform_status_skip-_gp and dataxform_status_error-_gp files. The following is the dataxform_status_skip-_gp file for the preceding example. These are link files and link file cannot be transformed.
# cat dataxform_status_skip-_opt_apps_lib_dx4
Skipped, the name refers to a softlink : /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere01
Skipped, the name refers to a softlink : /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere02
Skipped, the name refers to a softlink : /opt/apps/lib/dx4/filenothere03
An error status file was not generated. The dataxform_status_error-_gp file is generated when dataxform fails to complete. It did complete successfully, so no error status file is generated. The error status file consists of the full path of each file that was being processed when dataxform failed. The files are not necessarily corrupt. You must check each file in the list to determine its current status.
