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Configuring Alarms

Configuring Counter Logging

Counter log files contain snapshots of Surveyor counter information. All MAC layer statistics can be recorded in the log file.

To configure counter logging, select Log File Settings… from the Configuration menu.

To enable counter logging, check the Enable Logging field. Set the time interval for capturing counter information in the Time Interval field. Set the number of rows (line entries) in the log file in the Log File Maximum Rows field. For example, setting Log File Maximum Rows to 4,000 and Time Interval to 5 will record the counter information 4,000 times, once every 5 seconds.

Keep the Keep History Log box selected to create history files of counter information. The history file is written when all lines in the log file are full. When a history file is created, the module log file is erased and new counter information is recorded starting with the first line of the file. History files are named by date and time. The format for the name of history files is:

mmddhhmm.ss

mm(month) dd(day) hh(hour) mm(minute) ss(second)

The minimum time between creation of unique history files is one second. If you disable the creation of history files and the log file for the module is full, a new log entry causes the module log file to be erased. No history of counters is saved.

The default settings are shown in Table 4-9 below:

Table 4-9. History Log File Settings and Default Values

Log Setting	Default Value
Enable Logging	Not selected
Time Interval	5 seconds
Log File Maximum Rows	4,000
Keep History Log	Selected

Configuring Alarms

Alarms can be configured to generate events such as e-mail messages, pages, or logging messages to a log file. E-mail recipients, pager recipients, and log file names are global parameters that you set. All alarms are automatically sent to one set of e-mail addresses and one log file.

The alarm E-mail feature works only with Microsoft Mail Exchange.

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