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Diagnostics
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3. Refer to the following for information on the elements that can be viewed within a log file:
4. Refer to the
Status
field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error
messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
5. Click the
Refresh
button to update the contents of the screen to the latest values.
6. Click the
Close
button to exit the screen. Clicking Close does not lose any data, as there are no values
configured within this screen (it is view-only).
8.2.2.2 Transferring Log Files
If a system log contains data that may require archiving, consider using the
Transfer Files
screen to export
the log file to an external location (that you designate) where there is no risk of deleting the contents of the
log.
To transfer a log file to a user specified location:
1. Select
Diagnostics
>
System Logging
>
File Mgt
from the main menu tree.
Timestamp
Displays the date, year and time of day the log file was initially created. This value only
states the time the file was initiated, not the time it was modified or appended.
Module
Displays the name of the switch logging the target event.
Severity
The
Severity
level coincides with the logging levels defined within the Log Options tab. Use
these numeric identifiers to assess the criticality of the displayed event. The severity levels
include:
• 0 - Emergency
• 1 - Alert
• 2 - Critical
• 3 - Errors
• 4 - Warning
• 5 - Notice
• 6 - Info
• 7 - Debug
Mnemonic
Use the
Mnemonic
as a text version of the severity code information. A mnemonic is
convention for the classification, organization, storage and recollection of switch
information.
Description
Displays a high-level overview of the event, and (when applicable) message type, error or
completion codes for further clarification of the event. Use this information for
troubleshooting purposes or for metric collection.