Avocent DSView User Manual
Page 86
80
DSView Installer/User Guide
3. Enable
the
Logging checkbox.
4. The Default Directory fi eld displays the current default location for
logfi les. If that is the desired directory, click OK. If you wish to change the
default log fi le directory, see To change the default log fi le directory.
Automatic logging will begin when you initiate the next DSView Telnet session
to that device. At that time, the Logging Status label will indicate Logging.
To disable automatic logging:
1.
Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
- or -
Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.
2. Click
the
Logging tab.
3. Disable
the
Logging checkbox.
4. Click
OK.
Automatic logging will stop when you initiate the next DSView Telnet session
to that device. When logging stops, the Logging Status label disappears.
To start dynamic logging:
1. Select
Options - Logging - Start from the menu bar. The Log dialog
box appears.
2. The Look in list contains the default log fi le directory and the File name
fi eld contains the default log fi lename. Using this fi lename format is
recommended; however, you may change it for the duration of this
DSView Telnet session. If you choose to use the default log fi lename, skip
to step 4.
3. To change the default log fi lename for the duration of the dynamic logging
session, you may select a directory from the Look in list. The directory list
may contain directories and fi les. To create a new directory:
a. Click
the
Create New Folder button. A new directory named New
Folder appears in the directory list.
b. Click
the
New Folder entry in the directory list to highlight it. Then
click the entry again to edit its name. Type in a new name. Press
Enter. The directory appears in alphabetical order in the directory list.
c. Double-click the newly-created directory in the directory list. The File
name fi eld will now contain the name of the new directory.
d. Type a new fi lename in the File name fi eld. If you enter a fi lename
that already exists, the new fi le will overwrite the old fi le.