Product specifications

ISIS Toolbox
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t (Macintosh) Select Applications > AvidISISTools > ISIS Toolbox.
If any site security warnings open, click Yes to accept the certificate. If you are not sure about the security
requirements of your shared storage network, see your system administrator.
The Avid ISIS Toolbox opens.
2. Click Log Aggregator in the left pane.
The Log Aggregator window opens.
To close the Log Aggregator:
1. Click Close.
A dialog box opens asking you to confirm that you want to quit the ISIS Toolbox.
2. Click Yes.
Creating Aggregate Logs
To use the Log Aggregator, you must have Administrative privileges and be logged into a system with access to the
shared storage network.
To create logs with the Log Aggregator tool:
1. Open the Log Aggregator tool. (For information on opening the Log Aggregator, see “Using the Log
Aggregator Tool” on page 125
.)
2. In the Selection window, do one of the following:
t Select all active Avid ISIS systems to view events from all components in the shared storage network.
t Select one or more components to view events from specific System Directors, Storage Managers, and
clients attached to the network.
3. Click Configure.
The Aggregation Options dialog box opens.
4. Configure the following options to customize the data collected in the event logs:
5. Click OK to close the Aggregator Options dialog box and return to the Log Aggregator.
Option Description
Common Aggregation Options Types of Windows logs or information
System Director Options Types of System Director logs or information
Storage Manager Aggregation Options Types of Storage Manager statistics or logs
Switch Blade Aggregation Options (ISIS | 7500) Types of Storage Manager statistics or logs
Archive Options Whether to create a compressed archive file (Log
Aggregator__date-time) and whether to delete the fetched files after
archive creation; the file is saved to the directory specified in the
Target Directory text field in the Log Aggregator window
Concurrent Retrieval Threads Adjust the slider to maximize the use of resources in your system
when collecting logs. The default number of threads is 10. A lower
number uses fewer system resources but requires more time to
complete log aggregation; a higher number uses more resources but
completes the operation faster