Options: Event Logging tab
The Event Logging tab is used to control the manner in which logging files are created and saved.
The following table describes the UI controls of the Event Logging tab:
Group | Field | Usage |
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Enable Logging |
If selected, starts an event. |
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Session Begin/End |
If selected, the start and stop time of each client session is logged. |
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Events |
If selected, enables logging of events. |
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Errors |
If selected, enables logging of errors. |
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High volume stat requests |
If selected, enables logging of high volume statistics requests. This is mainly used for investigation purposes. If an issue occurs with IxServer, more logging will be added in the IxServer log that can help you to identify the problem. |
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Polling | If selected, additional logging for periodic operations are added. | |
File Name Format |
Indicates the name under which the various log and csv files are kept. The event files are logged into the same folder in which the IxExplorer was loaded (usually c:\Program Files\Ixia\IxOS\version X). The name may contain any of the following character sequences, which are substituted with actual values when each log file or csv file is created:
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Open New Log |
This group of options controls when a new log file is created. |
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Daily/Weekly/Monthly |
A new log is started on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, depending on the selection. |
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When file size exceeds __ MB |
If this is selected, a new log is also started when the size of a log file exceeds a specified size. |
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ETW Traces | Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) is an advanced method of collecting tracing information for diagnostics purposes. Traces are automatically rotated as necessary, for example, when diagnostics collection is invoked from IxExplorer. To collect traces manually from the chassis, see Collect traces manually from chassis. |