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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and method for centrally coordinating, collecting and storing error, trace, audit and other information in a computer network. Selected applications or processes running at various entities or hosts within the network instantiate one or more 'debug' objects that collect particularized information. Each entity also includes at least one logging service layer that communicates with the application or process, and includes a communications resource and one or more state machine engines. In response to collecting error, trace, audit or other information, each debug object passes it to the respective logging service layer, which decides whether or not to forward it to a centralized logging facility disposed within the network. The forwarding of collected information depends on the state of the debug object. If the state of the debug object is enabled, then the logging service layer forwards the collected information to the centralized logging facility. At the centralized logging facility, the information is time-stamped and appended to a log file along with the application's name and the name of the entity or host at which the application is running. If the state of the debug object is disabled, the collected information is not forwarded, and is instead simply discarded by the logging service layer.

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