Using The Date Filter - Avocent DSView Installer/User Manual

• Tasks - Displays the Event Log - Task Events window, which displays events related to
the starting or stopping of an event.
• Unit Status - Displays the Event Log - Unit Status Events window, which displays events
related to the loss of or regaining of communication with a managed appliance.
• Access Control - Displays the Event Log - Access Control Events window, which displays
events related to a user's privileges for working with specific managed appliances.
• Sessions - Displays the Event Log - Session Events window, which displays events related
to serial, KVM and virtual media sessions.
To display event log entries by severity:
NOTE: Only DSView 3 software administrator or auditors may display these event log entries.
Click one of the icons in Table 10.1 to display the event log entries by the selected severity.

Using the date filter

When viewing event log entries, an additional filter is available that allows you to display either all
events of a particular type or a series of events between two specific periods.
The event log retains all events occurring in the DSView 3 software system for the specified
retention time. The 5000 most recent events may be displayed using the side navigation bar links
beneath the Event Log Views heading in an unfiltered Event Log window. To use the side
navigation bar links to display older events in an Event Log window, you may specify a range for
when the events you wish to display occurred. The older events will then appear in Event Log
windows when you select the side navigation bar links.
To display all events of a particular type using the date filter:
1. Click the Reports tab.
2. In any Event Log window, click Date Filter. The Date Filter window will open.
3. In the first drop-down menu in the From line, select First Event.
4. In the first drop-down menu in the To line, select Last Event.
5. Click Apply. The previous event log view window will open, including all events.
To display event log entries between two specific periods using the date filter:
1. Click the Reports tab.
2. In any Event Log window, click Date Filter. The Date Filter window will open.
3. In the first drop-down menu in the From line, select Events On to pick the start date and time
for event log entries you wish to view.
4. Click on the calendar button or the field to the left of the calendar button and select a start date.
To use the calendar:
a. Click on the year and select a year from the drop-down menu that will appear.
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