Nortel Networks 5100 manual Cluster/Logs/Archive form, Log file rotation

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Cluster/Logs/Archive form

Use the Cluster/Logs/Archive form to specify system log rotation and system log archiving parameters (see Cluster/Logs/Archive form).

Figure 24 Cluster/Logs/Archive form

Fields and buttons on the Cluster/Logs/Archive form are as follows:

„Email specifies an e-mail address for the administrator receiving the log.

„SMTP Server IP specifies the IP address of the SMTP server in dotted decimal notation. TIP: The SMTP Server must be configured to accept messages from the Firewall and a Check Point policy must be present to allow these messages through the Firewall.

„Rotate Size specifies the maximum size the log reached before rotation. If this parameter is set at 0, then the size is ignored and only the log rotate interval is used.

„Interval specifies, in days and hours, the interval at which the system log file is rotated.

„Update submits the form changes to the pending configuration.

Log file rotation

Log files are rotated when the file reaches a specific size or age.

If the log file rotate size is set to 0, the file size is ignored and the rotate interval is used to determine log rotation. TIP: Set the rotate interval in days and hours.

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Nortel Networks 5100 manual Cluster/Logs/Archive form, Log file rotation

5100 specifications

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