Handle gigabytes of log and queue data

Iguana X has a log generator tool built into it which will import and replicate a lot of log data by using the works of Shakespeare. (yes we know you didn’t buy Iguana for Shakespeare but it makes more interesting reading than HL7 or hex data!)

How do you use it?

In order to use the logging and queueing system, first we’ll need a new component. Do the following:

STEP 1: From the dashboard of Iguana X, click on +Component

STEP 2: In Add Components create a Custom component

In the Add Components dialog that pops up, select Custom

Change the name of the component to Source

Click Add in the bottom right of the dialog.

You should see a new component appear in the dashboard.

STEP 3: Change your URL to go to have #log_generator at the end of it

You will need to edit the URL of your page carefully to have the #log_generator in it.

This might look like http://localhost:7654/#log_generator depending on how your Iguana is configured.

In Chrome this looks like:

In Safari it might look different:

STEP 4: Generate the logs

On this new page, use the dropdown to select the Source component created in the earlier part
Also change the number of months of logs to generate to 60
Click Run and wait for the log generation to finish
- When finished, the output looks like this:

STEP 5: Go to the logs section and select your component

This screen shot shows how to navigate to the logs and view the data you have generated.

STEP 6: Now search for the magic string

Follow these steps:

The logs displayed will jump to the first result and highlight the match, and the search will continue to run and find more results which is what the white expanding region in the control bar is about.

The progress of the search can be seen in two places:

Below the search field where it shows how far back in time the search has gone
The scroll bar on the right will fill up with white as an indication of how far along the search is

The previous and next arrows to the right of the search field can be used to jump between results:

STEP 7: Now stop and start Iguana

Stop and then start iguana and see how quickly it starts up.

Iguana will start quickly even though you have a lot of log data. We’ve engineered Iguana to handle logs for as log as you need them, without performance degradation.

Let's test transferring logs to another component, please continue to our next page on Log Resubmission.