User Manual

Chapter 9: Event Logs and the Syslog Client
108 Section II: Advanced Operations
Displaying the Event Messages
To view the events messages in the event logs:
1. From the Home page, click either the Monitoring or the
Configuration button.
2. Click the System button.
3. Select the Event Log tab, shown in Figure 30 on page 106.
4. Configure the parameters in the Display Filter Settings section to
define the types of events you want to view. The parameters are
described in Table 15.
5. After configuring the parameters, click the View button. For examples
of the event log window, refer to Figure 31 on page 111 and Figure 32
on page 112.
Table 15. Display Filter Settings Parameters
Parameter Definition
Log Location Specifies the event log you want to view:
The options are:
Temporary (Memory) - Displays the event
log stored in temporary memory. This log
stores approximately 4,000 events. Select
this option if the switch has been running
for some time without a reset or power
cycle. This is the default.
Permanent (NVS) - Displays the event log
stored in nonvolatile memory, which
stores up to 2,000 events. Select this
option to view the events that occurred
prior to a recent reset or power cycle.
Severity Selections Defines the severity of the events to be
displayed. You can select more than one
severity by using the Ctrl key when
making your selections. The default is
error, warning, and information events.
The options are:
D - Debug - Debug messages provide
detailed high-volume information only
intended for technical support personnel.