HA Logging

Logging of HA-related events takes place on the SafeNet Luna HSM Client workstation. The log file haErrorLog.txt shows HA errors, as well as add-member and delete-member events. It does not record status changes of the group as a whole (like adding or removing the group).

The HA log rotates after the configured maximum length is reached. When it finishes writing the current record (even if that record slightly exceeds the configured maximum), the file is renamed to include the timestamp and the next log entry begins a new haErrorLog.txt.

>Configuring HA Logging

>HA Log Messages

Configuring HA Logging

Logging is automatically enabled when you configure an HA group (see Setting Up an HA Group), but you must configure a valid destination path before logging can begin. HA groups are configured on the client using LunaCM. The HA configuration settings are saved to the Chrystoki.conf (Linux/Unix) or crystoki.ini (Windows) file, as illustrated in the following example:

VirtualToken = {
VirtualToken00Label = haGroup1; // The label of the HA group.
VirtualToken00SN = 11234840370164; // The pseudo serial number of the HA group.
VirtualToken00Members = 1234840370164, 1234924189183; // The serial number of the members.
VirtualTokenActiveRecovery = activeEnhanced; // The recovery mode.
}
HASynchronize = {
haGroup1 = 1; // Enable automatic synchronization of objects.
}
HAConfiguration = {
HAOnly = 1; // Enable listing HA groups only via PKCS#11 library.
haLogPath = /tmp/halog; // Base path of the HA log file; i.e., “/tmp/halog/haErrorLog.txt”.
haLogStatus = enabled; // Enable HA log.
logLen = 100000000; // Maximum size of HA log file in bytes.
failover_on_deactivation = 1; // if a partition becomes deactivated then the client will immediately failover and resume its operation on the other HA partitions. This is currently an alpha feature
reconnAtt = 120; // Number of recovery attempts.
}
HARecovery = {
haGroup1 = 1; // Deprecated in this release as auto recovery will cover the use case. When cryptoki loads into memory it reads the number and if the number changes (gets incremented) then cryptoki interprets this as a manual recovery attempt.
}
To configure HA logging

Use the LunaCM command hagroup halog.

1.Set a valid path for the log directory. You must specify an existing directory.

lunacm:> hagroup halog -path <filepath>

lunacm:> hagroup halog -path "C:\Program Files\Safenet\Lunaclient\halog"

        HA Log path successfully set to C:\Program Files\Safenet\Lunaclient\halog.

Command Result : No Error

2.[Optional] Set the maximum length for individual log files.

lunacm:> hagroup halog -maxlength <max_file_length>

lunacm:> hagroup halog -maxlength 500000

        HA Log maximum file size was successfully set to 500000.

Command Result : No Error

3.[Optional] Enable or disable HA logging at any time.

lunacm:> hagroup halog -disable

lunacm:> hagroup halog -enable

lunacm:> hagroup halog -disable

        HA Log was successfully disabled.

Command Result : No Error

4.[Optional] View the current status of the HA logging configuration.

lunacm:> hagroup halog -show

lunacm:> hagroup halog -show

         HA Log: enabled
       Log File: C:\Program Files\Safenet\Lunaclient\halog\haErrorLog.txt
Max File Length: 500000 bytes

Command Result : No Error

HA Log Messages

The following table provides descriptions of the messages generated by the HA sub-system and saved to the HA log. The HA log is saved to the location specified by haLogPath in the Chrystoki.conf (Linux/Unix) or crystoki.ini (Windows) file.

Message Format

Every HA log message has a consistent prefix consisting of the date, time, process id, and serial number (of the affected HA group). For example:

Wed Oct  4 16:29:21 2017 : [17469] HA group: 11234840370164 …

Message Descriptions

In the message descriptions, the term connection refers to the connection between the SafeNet Luna HSM Client and the SafeNet Luna Network appliance. A connection is considered valid if the appliance responds correctly on the IP address and port. The connection can transition to invalid for a number of reasons. Some examples include if the appliance Ethernet cable is detached, if the appliance is shutdown/rebooted, or if the NTLS service is stopped/restarted.

Message ID Message/Description
HALOG_CONFIGURED_AS_PASSWORD

<MessagePrefix> configured as a "PASSWORD Based" virtual device

Description: Message advising that the virtual partition is password-authenticated. This means that you cannot add a PED-authenticated member to the group.

HALOG_CONFIGURED_AS_PED

<MessagePrefix> configured as a "PED Based" virtual device

Description: Message advising that the virtual partition is PED-authenticated. This means that you cannot add a password-authenticated member to the group.

HALOG_DROPMEMBER

<MessagePrefix> has dropped member: <SerialNumber>

Description: The connection changed from valid to invalid, determined after an HSM command (such as C_Sign) fails.

HALOG_DROPUNRECOVERABLE

<MessagePrefix> unable to reach member: <SerialNumber>. Manual Recover or Auto Recovery will be able to recover this member

Description: The connection is invalid, as determined during a call to C_Initialize.

HALOG_LOGINFAILED

<MessagePrefix> can not login to member: <SerialNumber>, autorecovery will be disabled. Code: <ErrorCodeHex> : <ErrorCodeString>

Description: The connection changed from valid to invalid, as determined during a call to C_Login.

HALOG_MEMBER_DEACTIVATED

<MessagePrefix> member: <SerialNumber> deactivated

Description: The user manually deactivated the partition, as determined after an HSM command (such as C_Sign) fails.

HALOG_MEMBER_NOW_ACTIVATED

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <AttemptNumber> member <SerialNumber> is now activated and will be reintroduce back into the HA group.

Description: Additional info about the recovered partition, which was deactivated and is now becoming activated.

HALOG_MEMBER_REVOKED

<MessagePrefix> member: <SerialNumber> revoked

Description: The user manually revoked the partition, as determined during a periodic recovery attempt.

HALOG_MEMBERS_OFFLINE

<MessagePrefix> all members gone offline.

Description: A situation where all members go offline. Recovery is not possible at this point.

HALOG_MGMT_THREAD_START

<MessagePrefix> management thread started

Description: This thread is responsible for managing all members and HA in general while the HA group is active. The thread starts up when the application first launches.

HALOG_MGMT_THREAD_TERMINATE

<MessagePrefix> management thread terminated

Description: This thread is responsible for managing all members and HA in general while the HA group is active. If the client application shuts down, this thread will simply terminate. The thread will start up again once the application re-launches.

HALOG_NEWMEMBER

<MessagePrefix> detected new member member: <SerialNumber>

Description: The user manually added a member to the HA group without restarting the application, as determined during a periodic recovery attempt.

HALOG_RECOVERED

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <Integer> succeeded for member: <SerialNumber>

Description: The connection changed from invalid to valid, as determined during a periodic recovery attempt.

HALOG_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT_#_REINTRODUCING

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <AttemptNumber> reintroducing <Number> token objects to recovered token <TokenNumber>

Description: Additional info about the recovered partition at which some objects were cloned.

HALOG_RECOVERYFAILED

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <Integer> failed for member: <SerialNumber>. Code: <ErrorCodeHex> : <ErrorCodeString>.

If autorecovery fails, then a second message is logged, as follows:

<MessagePrefix> exceeded maximum number of autorecovery attempts for member: <SerialNumber>. Autorecovery will be disabled

Description: The connection remains invalid, as determined during a periodic recovery attempt.

HALOG_RENABLEMEMBER (deprecated)

<MessagePrefix> Re-enable auto recovery process for member: <SerialNumber>

Description: The user manually requested partition recovery, as determined during a periodic recovery attempt before an HSM command.

HALOG_UNRECOVERABLE (deprecated)

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <Integer> failed for member: <SerialNumber>. Manual Recover or Auto Recovery will not be able to recover this member. Code: <ErrorCodeHex> : <ErrorCodeString>

Description: The connection is invalid and is not eligible for recovery.

No ID*

<MessagePrefix> member <SerialNumber> is not activated and is excluded from the HA group

Description: The HA member was not activated at the time when a C_Initialize call was made, and is therefore excluded from the HA group. Once the partition is activated, the HA group will attempt an automatic recovery, resulting in one of the two messages below

No ID*

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <SerialNumber> is not activated and cannot be reintroduced back into the HA group\n

Description: Recovery failed

No ID*

<MessagePrefix> recovery attempt <SerialNumber> is now activated and will be reintroduce back into the HA group.\n

Description: Recovery succeeded

* You might encounter these extra messages in the HA logs. They were added for HA development testing and therefore have no Message IDs assigned to them. They could duplicate information covered by other log messages as defined above.