Apple Server Diagnostics - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 4 Using Server Diagnostics 39
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 currently 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.
Setting Log Preferences
You can set up log preferences so that the Server Diagnostics test logs are
automatically saved to a file at a location you choose. Server Diagnostics test logs are
created every time you start a new Server Diagnostics session.
When Server Diagnostics Mac OS X saves a log, it overwrites any existing log of the
same name. Log preferences can automatically customize the name of the log file so
that the log files aren’t overwritten.
If you don’t use any of the naming options, the log is saved as:
AppleServerDiagnostics_serialnumber_mode_autosave_log.txt
If you’re testing locally, mode is replaced by “local.” If you’re testing remotely, mode is
replaced by “remote.”