12.Log Server (continued)

12.3Menu Bar (continued)

12.3.3 Options

Network Retry allows you to set the number of seconds that the Log Server should wait before attempting to connect if the previous attempt to connect failed. When you click this item, a dialog box, similar to the one to the right appears:

Key in the number of seconds, then click OK to finish.

12.3.4 Help

From the Help Menu, click Contents to access the online Windows Help file. The help file contains instructions about how to set up, operate and troubleshoot the Log Server.

12.4 Log Server Main Screen

12.4.1 Overview

The Log Server Main Screen is divided into two main panels.

•The upper (List) panel lists the KVM switches that have been selected for the Log Server to track (see section 12.3.1, Configure).

•The lower (Event) panel displays the log events for the currently selected KVM switch (the highlighted one - if there are more than one). To select a KVM switch from the list, simply click on it.

12.4.2 List Panel

List Panel

The List panel contains six fields:

Field

Explanation

 

Determines whether the Log Server is recording log events for the corresponding KVM switch. If the Recording check box is the

Recording

field displays Recording, and log events are recorded. If the Recording check box is not checked, the field displays Paused, and

log events are not being recorded.

 

 

Note: Even if a KVM switch in the list is not highlighted, the Log Server will still record its log events if the Recording check box is checked.

 

 

Address

This is the IP Address or DNS name that was given to the KVM switch when it was added to the Log Server.

Port

This is the port number that was assigned to the Log Server in the KVM switch’s OSD.

 

If the Log Server is connected to the KVM switch, this field displays Connected. If it is not connected, this field displays Waiting.

Connection

This means that the Log Server’s MAC address has not been set properly, and will need to be set up on the Service Configuration

 

page of the KVM switch’s OSD (see section 7.6.2).

Days

This field displays the number of days that the KVM switch’s log events are to be kept in the Log Server’s database before

expiration.

 

Description

This field displays the descriptive information given for the KVM switch when it was added to the Log Server.

12.4.3 Event Panel

The lower panel displays event information for the currently selected KVM switch. Note that if the installation contains more than one KVM switch, the

Log Server will still record its event information and keeps it in the database as long as the Recording check box is checked.

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Tripp Lite B020-016-17-IP Log Server Main Screen, List Panel, Key in the number of seconds, then click OK to finish
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B020-016-17-IP specifications

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