Syslog - Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

MergePoint® SP Manager Installer/User Guide
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b. In the Period From and To fields, type the date range for the alerts you wish to be
included in the query results. The default value of the To field is the current date.
c. From the IP address drop-down menu, select either All or a specific IP address for the
SPs you wish to be included in the query results.
d. From the Severity drop-down menu, select the severity of the alerts you wish to be
included in the query results: All, Specified, Monitor, Information, OK, NonCritical,
Critical or Non-Recoverable.
e. From the Read Status drop-down menu, select the read status of the alerts you wish to
be included in the query results: All, Read or Unread.
4. Click Query to search the alerts. The qualifying alerts will be displayed in a list below the
Alert Query area.
To set an alert as read (Admin users only):
1. Click the Alerts tab.
2. From the list, select the unread alerts you wish to modify.
3. Click Set Selected Read to mark the selected alerts as read. The alerts change from red to
black text to indicate the read status.
To delete an alert (Admin users only):
1. Click the Alerts tab.
2. From the list, select the alerts you wish to delete.
3. Click Delete Selected to remove the alerts from the Alerts Viewer list.

Syslog

The Admin user can set up logging of messages about the following types of events:
• Events of interest from the MergePoint SP manager
• Events of interest obtained by filtering data during device console connections with
connected devices
• Sensor alarms generated by sensors on SPs
Messages can be sent to a user defined destination. Messages can also be sent to the console,
the root user or both.