System Log events

System Log Events lists events for components in the system. This information comes from the ION_SystemLog database.

TIP: For instructions on filtering and sorting columns and customizing the display, see Customizing and navigating interface displays.

Viewing System Log events

To view System Log Events:

  1. Select System Log Events from the System Setup pane.

  2. In the Show area select the checkboxes for the system components for which you want to view events (i.e., servers, sites, devices).

    If there are no events for a particular system component, that check box is unavailable.

  3. Select the minimum priority level of events to be displayed from the Minimum Priority Level dropdown list (see below for more information on priority levels).
  4. Click Modify to change the date/time filter applied to the System Events Log display. See System Log filter setup.
  5. To view details of an event, double-click on the entry in the event log.
Priority

Priority classifies what type of event has occurred. The value corresponds to the severity of the event: the higher the number, the more severe the event.

The priority is contained in the ION_SystemLog database as a number. In the System Events Log display, the priority levels are displayed as text strings. The priority numbers are mapped to the text strings as follows:

Diagnostic 0 - 5
Information 6 - 20
Warning 21 - 63
Error 64 - 191
Critical 192 - 255

By default, the Cutoff setup register of Log Inserter’s System Log Controller module is set to 192. This means that system events with a priority less than 192 are not transferred to the ION_Data database and therefore cannot be viewed in Alarms. If you want to view lower priority events in Alarms, use the above priority mapping as a guide to set the Cutoff setup register to a lower value (using Designer).

System Log filter setup

The System Log Filter Setup dialog lets you change the date and time filter applied to the System Events Log display.

  1. Click Modify to display the System Log Filter Setup dialog.
  2. Select the time range by which you want to filter from the dropdown list. To set up a custom filter, select Custom Date Range then use the dropdown lists and arrows in the Select a Date Range dialog to specify the start and end of the range.
  3. Click OK.