Something cool that's available now to you server owners is the access of the Admin Logs.
I have setup the File Manager section of our control panel to allow you access to the 2 admin log files created as the game is running. This will be accessable after the patch is applied.
These admin logs provide good info for troubleshooting and monitoring your servers.
Here is an example of them.
ServerAdminLog:
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.037] Command Request(0): Test2
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.225] Command Response(0): UnknownCommand
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.631] Event Request(0): player.onChat Server "Scoring disabled due to too few players" all
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.943] Event Request(1): server.onLoadingLevel Levels/MP_001 1 2
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.568] Event Request(2): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: pb_sv_SsNext = 16586 (0 to 999999)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.678] Event Request(3): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: pb_sv_LogNext = 61 (1 to 999999)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.865] Event Request(4): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: PB Log File C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\svlogs\00000061.log Opened for BC2 (w)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.084] Event Request(5): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 Power Players loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbpower.dat
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.318] Event Request(6): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 PB Rcon Filters loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbrcon.dat
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.506] Event Request(7): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 Map lines loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbsvmaps.cfg
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.772] Event Request( 8) : punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Attempting to resolve master6.evenbalance.com
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:33.162] Event Request(9): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Resolved to [204.15.228.214]
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:33.631] Event Request(10): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: PunkBuster Server for BC2 (v1.763 | A1382 C2.220) Enabled
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:34.084] Event Request(11): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Game Version [551864]
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:35.912] Event Request(12): server.onLevelStarted
StatusLog:
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.584] maplist.txt read successfully
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.709] reservedslotslist.txt read successfully
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.912] banlist.txt not found
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.350] Error while reading AdminScripts/Startup.txt: ScriptError Test2 UnknownCommand
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.459] Server started
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.756] Loading level Levels/MP_001
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.943] Chat message from Server to all: Scoring disabled due to too few players
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.162] Connecting to EA's master servers
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:39.553] Connected to EA's master servers
I have setup the File Manager section of our control panel to allow you access to the 2 admin log files created as the game is running. This will be accessable after the patch is applied.
These admin logs provide good info for troubleshooting and monitoring your servers.
Here is an example of them.
ServerAdminLog:
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.037] Command Request(0): Test2
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.225] Command Response(0): UnknownCommand
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.631] Event Request(0): player.onChat Server "Scoring disabled due to too few players" all
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.943] Event Request(1): server.onLoadingLevel Levels/MP_001 1 2
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.568] Event Request(2): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: pb_sv_SsNext = 16586 (0 to 999999)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.678] Event Request(3): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: pb_sv_LogNext = 61 (1 to 999999)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.865] Event Request(4): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: PB Log File C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\svlogs\00000061.log Opened for BC2 (w)
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.084] Event Request(5): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 Power Players loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbpower.dat
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.318] Event Request(6): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 PB Rcon Filters loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbrcon.dat
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.506] Event Request(7): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: 0 Map lines loaded from C:\UserFiles\XXXX\GameServers\TC431225263128457184 25363\pb\pbsvmaps.cfg
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:32.772] Event Request( 8) : punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Attempting to resolve master6.evenbalance.com
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:33.162] Event Request(9): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Resolved to [204.15.228.214]
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:33.631] Event Request(10): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: PunkBuster Server for BC2 (v1.763 | A1382 C2.220) Enabled
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:34.084] Event Request(11): punkBuster.onMessage "PunkBuster Server: Game Version [551864]
"
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:35.912] Event Request(12): server.onLevelStarted
StatusLog:
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.584] maplist.txt read successfully
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.709] reservedslotslist.txt read successfully
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:29.912] banlist.txt not found
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.350] Error while reading AdminScripts/Startup.txt: ScriptError Test2 UnknownCommand
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.459] Server started
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.756] Loading level Levels/MP_001
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:30.943] Chat message from Server to all: Scoring disabled due to too few players
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:31.162] Connecting to EA's master servers
[uTC 06/28/2010 19:03:39.553] Connected to EA's master servers