NVR configuration
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FortiRecorder 2.4.2 Administration Guide
To view log messages, go to
Monitor > Log Viewer > Event
for the NVR log messages or go to
Monitor > Log Viewer > Event
for the camera log messages.
To configure logging
1.
Go to either
Logs and Alerts > Log Setting > Local Log Settings
or
Log > Log Setting >
Remote Log Settings
(depending on whether you want logs to be stored on FortiRecorder’s
hard drive, or remotely, on a Syslog server or FortiAnalyzer).
2.
If configuring local log storage, configure the following settings:
3.
If configuring remote log storage, click
New
, then configure the following settings:
Setting name
Description
Log file size
Type the file size limit of the current log file in megabytes (MB). The
log file size limit must be between 1 MB and 1000 MB.
Note:
Large log files may decrease display and search
performance.
Log time
Type the time (in days) of the file age limit. If the log is older than
this limit, even if has not exceeded the maximum file size, a new
current log file will be started.
Valid range is between 1 and 366 days.
At hour
Select the hour of the day (24-hour format) when the file rotation
should start.
When a log file reaches either the age or size limit, the
FortiRecorder appliance rotates the current log file: that is, it
renames the current log file (elog.log) with a file name indicating its
sequential relationship to other log files of that type (elog2.log, and
so on), then creates a new current log file. For example, if you set
the log time to 10 days at hour 23, the log file will be rotated at 23
o’clock of the 10th day.
Log level
Select the severity level that a log message must equal or exceed
in order to be recorded to this storage location.
For information about severity levels, see
Caution:
Avoid recording log messages using low severity
thresholds such as
Information
or
Notification
to the local hard disk
for an extended period of time. A low log severity threshold is one
possible cause of frequent logging. Excessive logging frequency
can cause undue wear on the hard disk and may cause premature
failure.
Log options when disk
is full
Select what the FortiRecorder will do when the local disk is full
and a new log message is caused, either:
•
Do not log
— Discard all new log messages.
•
Overwrite
— Delete the oldest log file in order to free disk
space, and store the new log message.
Logging Policy
Configuration
Select what type of NVR events and camera events you want to
log.
