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5.5.7 Event Log
Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging
destinations. Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated
separately.
In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page.
Furthermore, you can clear the log file here.
List logging enabled
The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH
CLASSIC. To show the log list, click on Event Log on the Maintenance page.
Since the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC’s system memory is used to save all the
information, the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1000 events. Every
entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one.
NFS Logging enabled
Defines an NFS server to write all logging data to a file that is located there. To write logging
data from multiple IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC units to only one NFS share, you have
to define a file name that is unique for each device. When you change the NFS settings and
press Apply, the NFS share will be mounted immediately. That means, the NFS share and the
NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error.
Note:
If the reset button on the HTML front end is used to restart the IP ACCESS KVM
SWITCH CLASSIC all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the IP
ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC has been started. If the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH
CLASSIC loses power or a hard reset is performed, all logging data will be lost. To avoid this,
use one of the log methods described below.
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SMTP Logging enabled
With this option, the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC is able to send Emails to an address
given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Settings. These mails contain the same
description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the
occurred log event. In order to use this log destination you have to specify an SMTP server that
has to be reachable from the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC and that needs no
authentication at all (<serverip>:<port>).
SNMP Logging enabled
If this is activated, the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC sends an SNMP trap to a specified
destination IP address every time a log event occurs. If the receiver requires a community
string, you can set it in the appropriate text field. Most of the event traps only contain one
descriptive string with all information about the log event. Only authentication and host power
events have a trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the
occurred event. To receive these SNMP traps, any SNMP trap listener may be used.
Warning In contrast to the internal log file on the IP ACCESS KVM SWITCH CLASSIC, the size
of the NFS log file is not limited. Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it
grows continuously, so you may have to delete it or move it from time to time.
