Chapter 17 Event Logging

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 36 Searching: RAM/Flash Logs

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Level

Select the severity level(s) of the log events you want to find. The possible severity

 

levels are:

 

• Error - to search system failures, such as events which will cause the switch to

 

malfunction and events such as invalid user input in the web configurator.

 

• Warning - to search non critical errors on the switch. The switch will continue to

 

function when warnings are recorded.

 

• Info - to search regular system events, such as configuration changes or logins.

 

• Debug - to search events which can be helpful for engineering debugging of the

 

switch’s function. This field is not recommended to track as it creates many

 

messages not helpful to typical users.

 

 

Category

Select All to search all categories or specify the individual categories you want to

 

search.

 

The categories are based on software and hardware features of the switch. For

 

example the category AUTODOS records events which deal with the Auto Denial of

 

Service features you set up and the category SYSTEM records events which deal

 

with the overall operation of the switch.

 

 

Submit

Click this to perform the search and view the results in the search results screen.

 

See Section 17.5.1 on page 102.

 

 

Export

Click this to export (save) the search results. The logs default name is “events.csv”.

 

A .csv (Comma Separated Values) file can be viewed by most spreadsheet software

 

such as Microsoft’s Excel.

 

 

17.5.1 Search Results

The Search Results - RAM/Flash screen displays the results of your log query. Click Submit in the Logs - Search screen to view the logs which match your search criteria.

Figure 56 Logs: Search Results

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 37 Logs: Search Results

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Index

This field indicates the index number of the log. This number doesn’t change even if

 

some logs are deleted from the switch due to memory limits. The index number

 

increments by one for each recorded event. The largest number represents the most

 

recent log event.

 

 

Level

This field displays the severity level of the log event. The possible severity levels are,

 

Error, Warning, Info and Debug.

 

 

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