Event Log - Avocent KVM over IP switch User Manual

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Event Log

Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging
destinations (see Figure 6-29). Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can
be activated separately.
The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. To
show the log list, click on "Event Log" on the "Maintenance" page. In the Event Log Settings
you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page. Furthermore, you can clear
the log file here.
List logging enabled
The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch .
To show the log list, click on "Event Log" on the "Maintenance" page.
Since the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's system memory is used to save all the information, the
maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1.000 events. Every entry that
exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one, automatically.
If the reset button on the HTML front-end is used to restart the PS/2 IP-KVM switch, all
logging information is saved permanently and is available after the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has
been started. If the PS/2 IP-KVM switch loses power or a hard reset is performed, all logging
data will be lost. To avoid this, use one of the following log methods.
NFS Logging enabled
Define a NFS server, where a directory or a static link have to be exported, to write all
logging data to a file that is located there. To write logging data from more than one PS/2
IP-KVM switch devices to only one NFS share, you have to define a file name that is
unique for each device. When you change the NFS settings and press the button "Apply" ,
Figure 6-29. Event Log
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