Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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160 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
Configuration steps
• Make sure you have sufficient data log licenses - one per port connection for which you want
to log session data. See
Data log licenses on page 159.
• Enable the SSH server; see Enabling and disabling the SSH server on page 161.
• Change the Syslog server port, if desired; see Changing the Syslog server port on page 162.
• Specify where the data log files will be stored; see Specifying where data log files will be
stored on page 162.
• Specify archiving properties; see Archiving and deleting data log files on page 160.
• Enable data logging on appliance and/or target device connections; see Enabling and disabling
data logging on units on page 163.
Only DSView 3 software administrators may enable the SSH server, change the Syslog server port,
specify where the data log files will be stored and specify archiving properties. You must have the
Configure Unit Settings access right to enable/disable data logging.
Archiving and deleting data log files
Data log files are archived at specified intervals or when a file reaches a specified size. You may
also archive files dynamically. Archived files retain the same name with a .zip file name extension.
Each time a file is archived, it is considered a version for that particular connection/port. You may
indicate the number of versions that will be retained in the file system - when this value is exceeded
for a connection/port, the oldest archived file version will automatically be deleted. You may also
delete archived files dynamically.
If an appliance or target device name is changed, any current log files associated with the original
name will be closed and archived with their original name. Those files will be viewable only from
the Reports - Data Log Session Files window. Subsequent incoming data log messages will be
written to a new file that has the new unit name.
Similarly, if a target device or appliance is deleted from the DSView 3 software system, any current
log files associated with the unit (and its target devices if the deleted unit is an appliance) will be
closed and archived. Theses files will be viewable only from the Reports - Data Log Session
Files window.
To specify archiving properties:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click DSView Server in the top navigation bar.
3. In the side navigation bar, click Data Logging , then Archiving . The Data Logging Archiving
Properties window will open.
4. In the Archive by frequency field, select the interval for archiving current data log files: daily
(every day at midnight local time), weekly (every Sunday at midnight) or monthly (the first
day of each month at midnight).