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Using IP Office System Monitor
Switching Between Binary and Text Logging
You can switch logging between using binary or text formats. Switching format automatically rolls over the current log file.
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Binary Log Files – This is the raw format of records as received from the system. The records are not processed in any way by monitor other than being added to the log file. The file extension used is .mon.
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Text Log Files – This is the interpreted format of records. Monitor adds additional information, for example, a record containing the raw entry pcol=6 is changed to pcol=6 (TCP). The file extension used is .txt.
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When logging in text format or running the screen log, it is possible for some records to be lost due to the high number of packets that monitor has to interpret. Running a binary log and pausing the screen log reduces the chances of such lost packets.
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icon indicates that binary logging is being used, the 
icon, text logging. - To change the mode, click on the icon.
- The current file logging is stopped and a new log file started using the new format.