Using SunLink Server Manager to View Events

You determine which event log to view by switching between the system, security, and application logs that are available in the Events group within SunLink Server Manager.

• Selecting a log - Double-click the appropriate log icon for event viewing. Although the logs for the local computer appear the first time you start SunLink Server Manager, you can choose to view the logs of any SunLink Server computer after you have logged on to it.

• Refreshing the view - When you first open a log file, SunLink Server Manager displays the current information for that log. This information is not updated automatically. To see the latest events and to remove overwritten entries, choose the Refresh command from the View item on the menu bar.

• Viewing details about events - For many events, you can view more information by double-clicking the event. The Event Detail dialog box shows a text description of the selected event and any available binary data for the selected event. This information is generated by the application that was the source of the event record. Because the data appears in hexadecimal format, its meaning can be interpreted only by someone who is familiar with the source application. Not all events generate such data.

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  Note -

  To control the types of security events that are audited, you set audit policies by way of your Windows NT tools. You do not use SunLink Server Manager to set audit policy; therefore, this guide does not include instructions.

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