Saving and Clearing the Log

The size of your network configuration and the logging rules you specify can cause log files to become extremely large. You should save and clear them periodically to prevent losing information. The default log size is 100MB, but it is configurable. If the log file fills up, the oldest data in the log is overwritten and information is lost. All Admin Users except those with an access level of STATUS can perform Save or Clear operations on the logs.

Some browsers do not allow you to save log files because save operations involve a local write operation, which is not allowed by the Java security model. If you use Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, you must use the Java Plug-In to enable save operations. The HotJava browser will allow you to perform these operations without the Java Plug-In with the medium/low security level set.

Saving a log to a file does not clear the log records from the Log page.

To Save the Log

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

   

2. Click the Save Log button at the bottom of the Log page.

   The Save File dialog box appears.

3. Type the full path (including file name) of the file where you want to store logs.

   

4. Click the OK button.

To Clear the Log

The following steps clear the page of any log records without saving the records or the log file.

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

   

2. Click the Clear Log button at the bottom of the panel.

To Save and Clear the Log

The following steps clear the display of any log records and save the log file.

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

   

2. Click the Save/Clear Log button.

   The Save File dialog box appears.

3. Type the full path (including file name) of the file where you want to store logs.

4. Click the Save button.