Logging for watsonx.data

After you provision IBM Log Analysis to add log management capabilities to your IBM Cloud architecture, you can enable platform logs to view and analyze IBM® watsonx.data logs.

Platform logs

The IBM Log Analysis service in IBM Cloud is now deprecated but will continue to be supported until the end of March, 2025, at which point all instances will be removed. It is suggested that you migrate to IBM Cloud Logs/IBM Cloud Logs Routing as soon as possible to avoid disruptions.

Platform logs are exposed by logging-enabled services and the platform in IBM Cloud. If you have an existing Log Analysis instance in the same region as your IBM® watsonx.data, you can enable that instance for platform logs to view the logs for your IBM® watsonx.data instance.

For more information, see Configuring IBM Cloud platform logs.

The Log Analysis service in IBM Cloud is now deprecated. The following are the replacement services which are used together to access and analyze Platform logs:

IBM Cloud Logs Routing: A routing service that allows customers to route platform logs generated by their provisioned services to one or more targets, including instances of IBM Cloud Logs.
IBM Cloud Logs: Use to store, index, visualize and alert on logging data.

Viewing Platform Logs using IBM Cloud Logs and IBM Cloud Logs Routing

watsonx.data instances generate platform logs in the same region where they are available. You can view, monitor, and manage logs through an IBM Cloud Logs instance that is configured as an IBM Cloud Logs Routing target. See the Monitoring platform logs in IBM Cloud Logs documentation for details related to setting up IBM Cloud Logs Routing for platform logs, and Provisioning an instance for details related to provisioning and managing an IBM Cloud Logs instance.

Viewing Platform Logs using IBM log Analysis

watsonx.data instances generate platform logs in the same region where they are available. You can view, monitor, and manage logs through the IBM Log Analysis instance that is marked as platform logs in the region.

To launch the Log Analysis web UI to view these logs, see Navigating to the web UI.

For more information about the locations where watsonx.data logs are available, see Service locations.

Log field records

The following table describes the log records that are generated by the watsonx.data service

Log field records
Field	Description
`logSourceCRN`	watsonx.data instance CRN from which the log is published.
`messageID`	ID that indicates the type of log message.
`saveServiceCopy`	Defines whether IBM saves a copy of the record for operational purposes.
`message`	Description of the log that is generated.
`ts`	Timestamp of the log that is generated.
`level`	Severity level of the log.
`app`	Internal application from where the log is generated.
`caller`	Internal caller that generates the log.

Log messages

The following table describes a few example log messages that are generated by the watsonx.data service

Log messages
Message ID	Description
`lakehouse.0012E`	Engine creation request is failed.
`lakehouse.3001I`	Metastore is started.
`lakehouse.1041I`	Engine user is created successfully.
`lakehouse.0612E`	Table deletion request is failed.