Viewing system logs

Last Updated : Oct 17, 2018 |

About this task

SysLog Viewer displays the syslog file according to certain user-definable filtering criteria, such as log type, time period, and severity. Use the following procedure to define and view syslog reports.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the EMS web interface with administrator credentials.
  2. Select the Logs option from the toolbar, and click the System Logs menu.

    The EMS server displays the Syslog Viewer screen. On this screen, you can specify criteria in the Query Options section to filter the results displayed.

  3. In the Start Date and End Date fields, filter the results displayed in a search report to fall within starting and ending dates and times. In previous Avaya SBC Syslog Viewer windows, there were four separate fields: Start Date, Start Time, End Date, and End Time.
    Note:

    The date and time entries are combined in a single field, mm/dd/yyyy [hh:mm], with the time entry, [hh:mm], being optional. An End Date or End Time entry is not required when you enter a Start Date or Start Time.

    You can also select additional search criteria in the Query Options section.

  4. In the Keyword field, type one or more words to define the limits of the log report, and click Search.

    The system runs the report and displays the output.

    Note:

    Keyword searches are case-insensitive and tokenized. Each keyword term entered in the Keyword field is searched. However, for a log line to be included in a report, all keyword terms that are entered in the Keyword field must be found in that log line.