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Viewing Logs

You can view the following types of logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X:

Log type

Description

Test

All messages from tests run in the current Server
Diagnostics Mac OS X session.

Hardware Info

Listing and description of all installed hardware.

When you view logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, a colored circle next to the log
name indicates whether the log is able to be loaded.

Color

Status

No circle

You haven’t loaded the log during this Server
Diagnostics session, or the log hasn’t been
created yet.

Yellow

The log didn’t load. This usually occurs when
there isn’t any data in the log.

Green

The log loaded.

To view logs:

1

Open Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.

2

If tests are running, wait for them to complete or stop them.

If tests are running, you can view only the test log.

3

Do any the following:

To do this

Do this

View logs in the current or chosen volume

Choose a log from the “View log” pop-up menu.

Search for specific text within the log

Enter text in the search field. When you press
Return, matching text is highlighted in the log
area.

Clear logs

Choose Logs > Clear current Log, or choose Logs
> Clear All Logs.
The name of the currently viewed log replaces
current.

Refresh logs

Choose Logs > Refresh Current Log.

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Using Server Diagnostics