Viewing Logs
You can view the following types of logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X:
Log type | Description |
Test | All messages from tests run in the current Server |
| Diagnostics Mac OS X session. |
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Hardware Info | Listing and description of all installed hardware. |
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When you view logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, a colored circle next to the log name indicates whether the log is able to be loaded.
Color | Status |
No circle | You haven’t loaded the log during this Server |
| Diagnostics session, or the log hasn’t been |
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Yellow | The log didn’t load. This usually occurs when |
| there isn’t any data in the log. |
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Green | The log loaded. |
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To view logs:
1Open Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.
2If tests are running, wait for them to complete or stop them. If tests are running, you can view only the test log.
3Do any the following:
To do this | Do this |
View logs in the current or chosen volume | Choose a log from the “View log” |
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Search for specific text within the log | Enter text in the search field. When you press |
| Return, matching text is highlighted in the log |
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Clear logs | Choose Logs > Clear current Log, or choose Logs |
| > Clear All Logs. |
| The name of the currently viewed log replaces |
| current. |
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Refresh logs | Choose Logs > Refresh Current Log. |
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Chapter 4 Using Server Diagnostics