Displaying Event Log Entry Details; Deleting Event Log Entries; Retaining The Event Log - Avocent DSView Installer/User Manual

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b. Click on the month name and select a month from the drop-down menu that will appear, or
use the arrows at the top of the calendar to move forward and backward by month.
c. Click on a day in the calendar to close the calendar and fill the field to the left of the
calendar with the date you have selected.
5. Select an hour, minute and which half of the day for the start date.
6. In the first drop-down menu in the To line, select Events On to pick the end date and time for
event log entries you wish to view.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to specify the end date period.
8. Click Apply. The previous event log view window will open with the event range specified in
the Filter Date window. The Clear Date Filter button will appear in the event log view window.
Clicking the button will display all events available for the event type and the button will no
longer be available in the window.

Displaying event log entry details

You may display all logged information about a specific event log entry.
To display the details of an entry in the event log:
1. Click the Reports tab.
2. In an Event Log window, click on a link in the Severity column. The Event Information
window will open and contain information about the event log entry. (Trap Enterprise in the
Event Log - All window is named Enterprise OID in the Event Information window.)
3. Click Close. The Event Log window will open.

Deleting Event Log Entries

To delete an entry from the event log:
1. In an Event Log window, click the checkbox to the left of the event(s) you wish to delete. To
select all events on the page, click the checkbox to the left of Severity at the top of the list.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
3. Confirm or cancel the deletion.

Retaining the Event Log

By default, an event log is retained for one week. However, you may specify a retention time of up
to one year.
Event log information is stored in the DSView 3 software database and is replicated. Increasing the
event log retention time may impact the performance of the DSView 3 software system.
It is recommended that old event log entries be archived to .csv files by scheduling tasks. See Task:
Exporting an event log .csv file on page 277. You may also export event logs at any time; see
Creating an Event Log .csv File on page 299.