Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Event storage settings, Configuring event storage

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TABLE 18	Product communication protocols
Protocol	Description	Management application use	Communicates with device type
SCP	Secure copy (SCP) is a means of securely	Used for firmware download.	Fabric OS
	transferring computer files between a local	For Fabric OS and Network OS devices, used	IronWare
	host and a remote host or between two	to collect technical support information.	Network OS
	remote hosts. It is based on the Secure Shell	For Network OS devices, used for configura-
	(SSH) protocol.	tion management (backup and restore).
		For more information, refer to
		“FTP/SCP/SFTP server settings” on
		page 172.
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) or SSH	Used for firmware download.	Fabric OS
	File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol	For Fabric OS and Network OS devices, used	Network OS
	that provides file access, file transfer, and	to collect technical support information.
	file managementfunctionalities over any reli-	For Network OS devices, used for configura-
	able data stream.	tion management (backup and restore).

For more information, refer to “FTP/SCP/SFTP server settings” on page 172.

Event storage settings

You can configure the maximum number of historical events save to the repository, how long the events will be retained, as well as whether to store historical events to a file before purging them from the repository.

Configuring event storage

To configure event storage, complete the following steps.

1.Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2.Select Event Storage in the Category list (Figure 56).

FIGURE 56 Options dialog box (Event Storage pane)

3.Enter the maximum number of events you want to be retained in the repository in the Maximum Events field.

Depending on your installation, the maximum number of events stored are as follows:

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