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Log Viewer Settings

Server Manager includes several global log viewer options which users can override.

Use the Log Viewer Settings View to configure the log viewer column, group by and sort by options.

To configure the log viewer settings

  • From the Explorer View, navigate to Options, then select Log Viewer Properties. The Log Viewer Properties View displays.
  • The Log Viewer Properties view contains 3 tabs.

Event Logs

In the screenshot below, the USER column has been disabled and replaced with the Subject Account Name and Target Account Name regular expression defined columns. Also, notice the regular expressions are represented using global Environment Variables.

Default Event Log Column Properties View
Default Event Log Column Properties View

For more information see: Define Log Entry Columns

Syslogs

In the screenshot below, the HOST, APPLICATION, PROCESS_ID, MESSAGE_ID, DATA AND MESSAGE_INTERNAL columns have been defined using a regular expression that implements RFC 5424 parsing.

Default Syslog Column Properties View
Default Syslog Column Properties View

For more information see: Define Log Entry Columns

SNMP Traps

Unlike the various other log types, the SNMP Trap viewer does not support creating custom columns or applying regular expressions, however, you can disable columns and re-order the columns.

In the screenshot below, the DATA_TYPE column has been disabled and the FLAG column has been moved to the first position.

Default SNMP Trap Column Properties View
Default SNMP Trap Column Properties View

For more information see: Define Log Entry Columns

Common

  • Click Save to save your changes.
  • Click Close to close the view.

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