Filtering the event log display
You can customize which events are displayed according to either the component or the severity level. To
filter the events in the display, enter the show log display command. You can choose from the
following severity levels and component events:
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Informative events
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Warning events
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Critical events
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E_Port events
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Management server events
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Name server events
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Port events
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Switch management events
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SNMP events
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Zoning events
The following example filters the event log display for critical events.
8/20q FC Switch #> show log display critical
Controlling messages in the output stream
To specify the severity level filter to use to determine what messages are automatically displayed on the
screen when they occur, enter the set log display command in an Admin session. Alarms are always
included in the output stream. The following example includes warning and critical level messages in the
output stream:
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> set log display warn
Managing the event log configuration
Managing the event log configuration consists of the following tasks:
• Configuring the event
• Displaying the event log
• Restoring the event log
Configuring the event log
You can customize which events are recorded in the switch event log according to component, severity
level, and port. To filter the events to be recorded, enter the set log component, set log level,
and set log port commands in an Admin session. You can choose from the following component
events:
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E_Port events
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Management server events
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Name server events
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Port events
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Switch management events
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) events
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Zoning events
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Call Home events
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