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Event & Incident Log Configuration

The Event and Incident log configuration window is used to set up the log database, as well as to enable the logging of events and incidents.
 

 

NOTE: When Create an incident for each alarm automatically is selected, new faults trigger incidents only if their attributes are accepted by the filters. The filters are specified by a configurable file and take effect only after GSM restarts.

 
 
Interface Element
Description
--- Database location ---
Local application server
Click here to specify the use of the log database on the local Application Server (the one from which you opened Event Log Viewer).
This is the most commonly used setting, where you intend to explore the log database on the same Application Server from which you open Event Log Viewer or Incident Log Viewer:
Remote application server
Click here to specify the use of the log database on a remote Application Server.
This setting should be used when you intend to explore the log database on an Application Server other than the one from which you open Event Log Viewer or Incident Log Viewer:
Host name (or IP address)
Enter the host name or IP address of the remote Application Server
Other database
Click here to use a log database on a remote Application Server.
This setting serves essentially the same purpose as Remote Application Server, except that it allows you to identify the remote database in greater detail. It is intended for advanced users only:
Type
Choose a database type (MySQL or PostgreSQL).1
Host
Enter the host name or IP address of the Application Server where the database is located (changing this field will automatically change the address field).
URL
The location of the remote database—this value is automatically filled in based on the values in the Type and Host fields, but can be edited.
User
Enter a valid user name for access to the remote database.
Password
Enter a valid password for access to the remote database.
--- Advanced Options ---
Enable event log
Select to have the GSM begin recording events in the log database.
Enable incident log
Select to have the GSM begin recording incidents in the log database.2
Create an incident for each alarm automatically
Select to generate a new incident for each alarm whenever its status changes to minor, major, or critical. When this option is checked, the Incident Viewer becomes a global viewer for all current faults in the current GSM.3
Clear resolved incidents automatically after
Select to automatically clear an incident if it has been resolved for the specified amount of time.4
1 Support for MySQL has not yet been implemented.

2 The incident log depends on the event log, so both options must be enabled.

3 This option is selected by default.

4 When an incident is cleared automatically, the corresponding alarm latch is also reset, which is not desirable in most situations. As of iControl version 3.31, this option is not selected by default. This does not affect existing configurations.