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This page displays a chart of network events or occurrences listed
in chronological order. The Settings and Display Filters fields
provide selection options to display particular information on network
operation.
Settings
Index
Select the first event to display in the event list. The most
recent event is 0; earlier events are numbered chronologically.
Number of Events
Specifies the number of events to display on the page.
Event Log and Display Filters
The event log is divided into three columns, described below.
Time
The time the event occurred. The log records time as cumulative
days, hours, and minutes since the device was turned on, or as wall-clock
time if a time server is specified or if time has been manually
set on the device.
Severity
Events are classified as one of four severity levels depending
on the event's impact on network operations. Severity levels include:
- Info -- Green. Indicates routine information;
no error.
- Warning -- Blue. Indicates a potential
error condition.
- Alert -- Magenta. Indicates an event
occurred which was preselected as something to be recorded in
the log. The Station page provides
check boxes that activate reporting of packet errors to and from
the station as alerts in the event log.
- Fatal -- Red. An event which prevents
operation of the port or device. For operation to resume, the
port or device usually must be reset.
Click the Severity heading to go to
the Event Log Summary page,
which lists total events for each severity level.
Description
This column describes the nature or source of the event. If a
network device is involved in the event, the device's MAC or IP
address appears and provides a direct link to the device's Station
page.
Additional Display Filters
A link to the Event Display Setup
page, where you can change time and severity level setting.
Action Buttons
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Command
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Description
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Next
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Displays earlier events in the log.
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Previous
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Displays more recent events in the log.
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Apply New
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Changes the display by applying the settings in the Index
and Number of Events fields.
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Purge Log
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Permanently deletes all events from the log.
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Related topics
Additional Display Filters
is a link to the Event Display Setup Screen. The Event Display Setup
Screen has more selection and format options dealing with how time
is displayed and what severity levels are shown.
To save the event log, click Download Event
Log. In Microsoft Explorer, the log is saved as a text file.
In Netscape Communicator, the log file is displayed on the screen,
and you select Save As from Communicator's
File pull-down menu to save the log.
The Severity link takes
you to the Event Log Summary Screen where you can see a tally of
the events of each severity that have occurred. Events carry different
severity levels in terms of their impact on network operations.
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