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To stop the logging once it starts, click on Stop Log from the Log Options window.
Note: To create a log file, first select the objects that you want to capture data from. If you have not selected any objects, the Start Log button shown in Figure 104 on page 127 will be grayed out.
7.5.1.3 Retrieving Data from the Log File
By default, Performance Monitor displays current data. In order to view logged data instead you need to switch the source of data from Current to Log File.
To use the data collected in the log file, click on Options → Data From... from the main window. Figure 105 appears.
Figure 105. Selecting the Source of Data
Select Log File and type in the filename of the log you specified in 7.5.1.2, ªStarting or Stopping the Log Fileº on page127.
Now, you have the ability to use the other views (Chart, Report and Alert) to view the data you have captured. You add the objects and counters to the selected
view as before, using the 7.6, ªReport Viewº on page
smart icon. See 7.3, ªChart Viewº on page120, 129 and 7.4, ªAlert Viewº on page124 for details.
7.5.1.4 Selecting a Time Slice from the Log File to Analyze
To select a particular time frame from the log file that you want to analyze, select Time Window from the Edit menu. The Input Log File Timeframe window will be displayed (Figure 106).
Figure 106. Time Slice Option Window
You can use the slider bar in Figure 106 to change the time window of the data that you are analyzing.
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