Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 238)

Chapter 12: Event Log
238 Section II: Advanced Operations
1 - Wrap on Full
When the event log reaches its maximum capacity, old entries are
deleted when new entries are added. This is the default.
2- Halt on Full
When the event log reaches its maximum capacity, the log stops
adding new entries.
6. Return to the Main Menu.
Clearing an
Event Log
You can clear the event log to remove old events and start fresh. To clear
the event log, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 46.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 8 to select Event Log.
The Event Log menu is shown in Figure 72 on page 231.
3. From the Event Log menu, type C to select Clear Log.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter output to clear (T=Temporary, P=Permanent) ->
4. To clear the temporary event log, type T. To clear the permanent event
log, type P.
Saving an Event
Log to a File
You can save an event log to a file to review later. The file is saved as an
ASCII file so that you can also email the file to someone else for
troubleshooting.
To save the event log to a file, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 46.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 8 to select Event Log.
The Event Log menu is shown in Figure 72 on page 231.
3. Configure options 3 to 7 in the Event Log menu to specify which log
and entries you want saved.
4. From the Event Log menu, type S to select Save Log to File.
5. To save the log file type Y for Yes, or to cancel the process, type N for
No.