Log Manager

To access Log management tasks, log into the system (see "Logging In" section on page 2-1). Then, from the Home page, click the Tools tab. The Tools page appears.

From the Tools Page, click Log Manager. The Log Manager page appears showing:

•View Logs

•Clear Logs

•Export Logs

•Change Log Level

Viewing Log Files

Step 1 From the Log Manager page, click View Logs.

The View Log Files dialog box appears (see Figure 14-1).

Figure 14-1 Selecting Log File to View

Step 2 Select the log file you want to view.

Table 14-1 shows valid values for these fields.

Table 14-1 Valid Values for View Log Files

Attribute
Description
Valid Values

Select Log Files

List of available log files.

Radio button

Number of lines

Number of lines displayed.

 

Filter String

Filter string

a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)


Step 3 For additional attributes related to viewing Event Logs, click Advanced.

The View Event Log window appears (see Figure 14-2).

Figure 14-2 Event Log Attributes

Step 4 Enter the attributes you want to view a specific Event Log, then click View.

Step 5 In the main View Log Files window (see Figure 14-1), set the number lines you want to display.

Step 6 To limit the report to display only specific entries, set a case-sensitive keyword filter, or leave blank.

Step 7 Click View.

A report displays.

Clearing Logs

Step 1 From the Log Manager page, click Clear Logs.

The Clear Log Files dialog box appears (see Figure 14-1).

Figure 14-3 Clear Logs

Step 2 Check the log files you want to clear.

Step 3 To cancel this task, click Cancel.

Step 4 To clear the selected log files, click Clear.

Exporting Logs

Step 1 From the Log Manager page, click Export Logs.

The Export Log Files dialog box appears (see Figure 14-4).

Figure 14-4 Export Logs

Step 2 Check the log files you want to export.

Step 3 To clear logs after export, check the check box.

Step 4 To cancel this task, click Cancel.

Step 5 To export the selected log files, click Export.

Changing Log Level

Step 1 From the Log Manager page, click Change Log Level.

The Change Log Level dialog box appears (see Figure 14-5):

Figure 14-5 Selecting Log Level

Step 2 Select the desired log level by clicking the appropriate radio button, then click Submit.