Log Setting options

Log & Report

 

 

 

 

Table 31: Logging severity levels

 

 

 

 

Level

Description

 

 

 

 

Emergency

The system has become unstable.

 

 

 

 

Alert

Immediate action is required.

 

 

 

 

Critical

Functionality is affected.

 

 

 

 

Error

An error condition exists and functionality could be affected.

 

 

 

 

Warning

Functionality could be affected.

 

 

 

 

Notification

Notification of normal events.

 

 

 

 

Information

General information about system operations.

 

 

 

Disk settings

Maximum size of log The maximum size of the log file that is saved to the disk. When the log

filefile reaches the specified maximum size, the current log file is saved and a new active log file is started. The default maximum log file size is 10 MB and the maximum log file size allowed is 10 GB.

Roll log time

At the specified time of day, the current log file is saved and a new active

 

log file is started.

Roll Log Frequency

The number of times the current log should be saved and a new active

 

log started: each minute, hour, or day (as selected in the Unit drop down

 

list).

Unit

The unit of time that corresponds to the specified Roll Log Frequency:

 

minute, hour, or day.

Roll log day

The day of the week when the log should be saved and a new log started.

 

At midnight on the specified day the current log file is saved and a new

 

active log file is started.

Roll log policy

The policy to follow for saving the current log and starting a new active

 

log. Overwritten deletes the oldest log entry when the disk is full. Block

 

traffic stops all network traffic when the disk is full. Do not log stops

 

logging messages when the disk is full.

Level

The FortiGate unit logs all messages at and above the logging severity

 

level you select. For example, if you select Error, the unit logs Error,

 

Critical, Alert and Emergency level messages. See Table 31, “Logging

 

severity levels,” on page 342.

Log file upload settings

Upload When Rolling Select to upload log files to an FTP server whenever a log file rolls. Configure settings for the FTP server and select the type of log files to upload.

Upload Server IP

Enter the IP address of the FTP server to which to upload the log files.

Port

Enter the port number used by the FTP server. The default port is 21,

 

which is the standard FTP port.

Username

Enter the user name required to connect to the FTP server.

Password

Enter the password required to connect to the FTP server.

Remote Directory

Enter the name of the path on the FTP server into which to transfer the

 

log files. If you do not specify a remote directory, the log files are

 

uploaded to the root directory of the FTP server.

Log files to upload

Select the log files to upload to the FTP server. You can upload the Traffic

 

Log file, Event Log file, Antivirus Log file, Web Filter Log file, Attack Log

 

file, Spam Filter Log file, and Content Archive file.

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