Rose electronics Orion X OXC-08-GBIC/8FM, Installation And Operation Manual

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112 Orion X Installation and Operations Manual
Options
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Select Extras > Options in the menu bar and open the Syslog tab. The following options are available:
Option Description
Log File Directory
Default directory to store the log files
Log File Name Default name of the log file
Log File Extension Default extension for the log file
Daily Logfiles
Log files are stored every 24 hours (daily)
Maximum Log File Size (KB)
Allowed maximum size of log file
Maximum Number of Log Files Allowed maximum number of log files
Autostart
Controls whether the Syslog function will be started automatically
in the background when starting the Java Tool
Open Monitoring Tab
Controls whether the Monitoring tab will be opened automatically
when starting the Java Tool
Note: On reaching the maximum log file size, a new log file will be created. When reaching the maximum
number of log files, the oldest one will be overwritten with the new information.
Filter Function
To filter relevant messages of a number of logged activities of the Orion X, the Syslog Monitoring offers various
filter options.
To set and activate a filter, proceed as follows:
1. Set the desired filter option(s) by activating the respective checkbox(es).
2. Activate the filter settings by pressing the Filter button.
To deactivate an activated filter setting, press the Clear button.
The following filter options are available:
Option Description
Date Messages of a defined date range will be filtered
Facility
Messages of a defined facility will be filtered
Severity
Messages of a defined severity will be filtered
Host Messages of a defined host will be filtered
Message Messages with defined text parts will be filtered
Note:
Filter options are not valid within the locally stored log files.
Recording Function
All messages shown in the Syslog are equipped with various recording functions.
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To store the messages shown in the Syslog (filtered or unfiltered), click the Save trace button. The
messages will be stored in a .txt file.
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To remove the messages shown in the Syslog, click the Clear trace button.
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To stop recording the messages, press the Pause button. To continue, click the button again.