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Chapter 11: Using Support Tools Utilities from the Dashboard

How to Use the Collect Logs Screen (Interactive Mode)

Step 3 A Dialog Boc displays prompting you to enter a new name, enter the new name in the dialog box and click OK.

How to Use the Collect Logs Screen (Interactive Mode)

Use the Collect Logs Screen to create a log collection. A log collection is a specification that defines the log group(s) and time range you want to collect logs for. In Interactive Mode, you create log groups for the currently selected system.

To open the Collect Logs screen, from the Dashboard menu, select Interactive Mode > Trace and Log > Collect Logs.

To Create a Log Collection

To create a log collection:

Step 1 Optionally, check Merged Log to create a single merged log file from the logs collected by this group.

Note: When you later download a merged log, the collection will include the individual associated log files in addition to the merged log itself.

Step 2 Optionally, for ICM system logs only, check Include Binary Data. This causes the log file to include binary data such as memory allocation, buffer size, etc., but may also substantially increase file size.

Step 3 Optionally, for ICM system logs only, check Use MS Option for Dumplog. This causes dump log files to include data in millisecond increments, but may also substantially increase file size.

Step 4 Optionally, for CVP 4.0+ logs only, check Collect Only Error Logs. This limits log collection to error logs.

Step 5 Specify a time span (in minutes) of logs to collect.

Step 6 Select one or more log groups to collect logs from.

Step 7 Click the Collect LOGS button. The log collection process begins immediately. The amount of time this process takes to complete depends on the number and size of the logs you requested, as well as the period of the collection that you specified. You can view collected logs or check the status of requests on the Log Collections screen.

Note: It is not necessary to remain in-session while a log collection runs. Exiting your Dashboard session will not terminate a log collection. You can proceed to use other Dashboard Utilities while a Log Collection runs.

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