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Chapter17:MonitoringNetworkEventsintheWebConsole
ViewingEventDetailsintheWebConsole
OrionlogsnetworkeventsandliststheminthereadilycustomizableEventsview
oftheWebConsole.Eventsareshowninorderofoccurrence,andtheymaybe
viewedbydevice,dateandtime,andeventordevicetype.
Note:TheNetworkEventLogismaintainedaspartoftheNightlyDatabase
MaintenanceplandefinedwithintheDatabaseSettingsareaoftheOrionPolling
SettingpageintheOrionWebConsole.Recordsarekeptforthenumberofdays
specifiedintheEventsRetentionfield(thedefaultis30days).Formore
information,seeOrion
Polling
Settings
.
TovieweventdetailsintheWebConsole:
1. ClickStart >AllPrograms >SolarWindsOrion >OrionWebConsole.
2. LogintotheOrionWebConsole,andthenclickEventsintheViews
toolbar.
3. Ifyouwanttofilteryoureventsviewbyobject,selecttheNetwork
ObjectorTypeofDevicetowhichyouwanttolimityourviewintheFilter
Devicesarea.
4. Ifyouwanttolimityoureventsviewtoshowonlyeventsofaspecific
type,selecttheappropriateEventTypeintheFilterEventsarea.
5. Ifyouonlywanttoseeeventsfromaspecificperiodoftime,complete
eitherofthefollowingoptions:
l
SelectapredefinedperiodfromtheTimePeriodmenu.
l
SelectCustomfromtheTimePeriodmenu,andthenclickthe
appropriatefieldstoprovideBeginandEnddatesandtimes.
6. IntheShowXEventsfield,providethemaximumnumberofeventsyou
wanttoview.
7. Ifyouwanttoshowallevents,includingeventsthathavealreadybeen
cleared,checkShowClearedEvents.
8. ClickRefreshtocompleteyoureventsviewconfiguration.
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