Storing Historical Events Purged From Repository; Flyover Settings; Configuring Flyovers - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

4. Enter then number of days (1 through 365) you want to store events in the Maximum Days
5. Choose one of the following options:
6. Click OK.

Storing historical events purged from repository

To store historical events purged from the repository, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
2. Select Event Storage in the Category list.
3. Select the Yes option.
4. Click OK.

Flyover settings

You can configure your system to display information for products and connections in a pop-up
window on the Connectivity Map.

Configuring flyovers

To display product and connection information in a pop-up window, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
2. Select Flyovers in the Category list.
3. Select the Enable flyover display check box to enable flyover display on your system.
4. Select the Include labels check box to include labels on flyover displays.
5. Add product properties you want to display on flyover by selecting the Product tab
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The events are purged at midnight on the last day of the retention period regardless of the
number of maximum events.
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Select the Yes option to store all historical events from the repository to a file while purging
occurs.
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Select the No option to purge historical events from the repository without storing them as
a file.
The Options dialog box displays.
Purged events from the master log table are stored in the Install_Home\data\archive\events
directory using the format event_MMDDYYY.zip (for example, event_04052011.zip. These files
are retained for a maximum of 30 days. The zip file contains multiple archive text files that use
the format event_MMDDYYY_N.txt (for example, event_04052011_1.txt).
The Options dialog box displays.
and completing the following steps.
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Flyover settings
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