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6.4.7Event Log

Figure 6-29. Event Log

Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see Figure 6-29). Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately.

The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. To show the log list, click on “Event Log” on the “Maintenance” page. In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page. Furthermore, you can clear the log file here.

List logging enabled

The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch . To show the log list, click on “Event Log” on the “Maintenance” page.

Since the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's system memory is used to save all the information, the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1.000 events. Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one, automatically.

Warning

If the reset button on the HTML front-end is used to restart the PS/2 IP-KVM switch, all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has been started. If the PS/2 IP-KVM switch loses power or a hard reset is performed, all logging data will be lost. To avoid this, use one of the following log methods.

NFS Logging enabled

Define a NFS server, where a directory or a static link have to be exported, to write all logging data to a file that is located there. To write logging data from more than one PS/2 IP-KVM switch devices to only one NFS share, you have to define a file name that is unique for each device. When you change the NFS settings and press the button “Apply” ,

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