Configuring Local Device Logging - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

Configure the settings on this page to roll up the hardware inventory information from a ZENworks
7 Linux Management database to a ZENworks 7 or later Server Management or Desktop
Management Inventory server:
1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab.
2 Click Device Inventory.
3 Configure the desired settings:
DNS name or IP address of the destination server: Specify the DNS name or the IP
address of the ZENworks 7 or later Server Management or Desktop Management
Inventory server to which you want to roll up the hardware inventory information.
Time interval between roll ups (in hours): Specify the time interval between two roll-
ups.
4 Click OK.

7.4 Configuring Local Device Logging

The Local Device Logging page lets you configure the logging of messages to a managed device's
local drive.
1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab.
2 Click Local Device Logging.
3 Fill in the fields to specify local file settings. By default, the path of the files varies, depending
on the type of device. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop (SLED 10) devices, the path is
opt/novell/log/zenworks
Log message to a local file if severity is: Specify filtering criteria based on severity. By
default, this option is selected if you are on ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management. For a new
installation of ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1IR2, this option is deselected
by default. If you upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1IR2 from an
earlier version of ZENworks Linux Management, this option displays the value that you
selected before upgrading.
Error: Stores messages with an Error severity.
Warning and above: Stores messages with Error severity.
Information and above: Stores messages with a severity of Information, Warning,
and Error.
Debug and above: Stores messages with a severity of Debug, Information, Warning,
and Error.
Limit file size to: Specify the maximum size of the file where messages are being stored.
The message file is backed up after reaching the specified size. The default setting is 10
MB.
Number of backup files per day: Specify the number of backup files to take per day.
The maximum number of backup files is 99. The default setting is 1 if you are on
ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management. For a new installation of ZENworks 7.3 Linux
Management with IR1IR2, the default value is 5. If you upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux
Management with IR1IR2 from an earlier version of ZENworks Linux Management, this
/var/log
.
. For all other devices, it is
Configuring Management Zone Settings
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