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Saving the event log, Clearing the event log, Saving the event log clearing the event log – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 13: Event Log

Section II: Advanced Operations

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Enter new log full action (1-Wrap on Full, 2-Halt on Full)
->

6. Type 1 if you want the switch to delete the oldest entries as it adds

new entries, or 2 if the switch is to stop adding entries when the log
reaches maximum capacity.

7. After making changes, type R until you return to the Main Menu. Then

type S to select Save Configuration Changes.

Saving the Event

Log

The Event Log menu has the selection “S - Save Log to File” for saving the
current contents of the log as a file in the file system. Once in the file
system, you can either view it or download it to your management
workstation.

Before selecting the option, configure options 2 to 7 in the Event Log
menu to specify which log entries you want to save. When you select the
option, you are asked to specify a filename. The name can be up to 16
alphanumeric characters, followed by the extension “.log”.

For instructions on the AT-S62 file system, refer to Chapter 11, File
System.

Clearing the

Event Log

To clear all events from the log, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main menu, type 5 to select System Administration.

2. From the System Administration menu, type 8 to select Event Log.

The Event Log menu is shown in Figure 60 on page 204.

3. Type C to select Clear Log.

A confirmation prompt is displayed,

4. Type Y to clear the log or N to cancel the procedure.

The log, if enabled, immediately begins to learn new events.