User guide

24 DSView Installer/User Guide
Configuring the Event Log
The DS Management Software suite uses the DSAuth software’s functionality to log event
information in a text file that may be audited at a later time.
Events logged by the DSAuth software include:
• Failed DSAuth software authentication attempts. (For example, the error message Channel
Blocked, insufficient right access may be output to the event log.)
• Server power state changes.
• Appliance reboot requests.
• Appliance reFLASH.
• SNMP alerts defined by the appliance’s firmware.
• CPS serial over IP network appliance authentication.
When all software programs are installed, a modification to the event log of the computer running
DSAuth software is required.
To configure the event log for use with Windows NT:
1. From the Start menu, select Programs - Administrative Tools (Common) - Event Viewer. The
Event Viewer window displays.
2. From the Event Viewer window, select Log - Log Settings to display the Event Log
Settings window.
3. Select Overwrite Events as Needed and click the OK button.
To configure the event log for use with Windows 2000:
1. From the Start menu, select Settings - Control Panel to open the Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Administrative Tools icon, then the Event Viewer icon.
3. In the left viewer pane, click on Application Log and then choose Action - Properties from the
menu at the top of the window. This will activate the Application Log Properties window.
4. Select Overwrite Events as Needed and click OK.
Updating DSAuth Server Appliance Information
When an appliance is added to the system, its port and channel names are automatically added to
the DSAuth Server database with a default value. If you change port and/or channel names on the
appliance, the information in the DSAuth Server database will not reflect the current names defined
for the appliance.
An Administrator may update the port and channel names for DSR switches, CPS810 appliances
and CPS1610 appliances within the DSAuth Server database by selecting the Tools - Update with
Appliance Names command.