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GFI Network Server Monitor Configuring monitor functions • 65
Screenshot 57 - Event log check parameters dialog
It can also look for specific patterns in the description of an event as
well as notify the system administrator if one of the events occurred
within a specific period of time (e.g. You can check if a message from
your antivirus software has been posted in the Application Event Log
during the last 30 minutes. An Event Log function requires the
following parameters:
• Query the following event Log – Select the log File to be checked,
from the dropdown list. Available logs include ‘Application’,
‘Security’, ‘System’, or server-related log (like DNS, Exchange,
etc).
• This check will fail when … – Specify whether this check will fail
when an event having the specified properties is found or vice
versa.
• Event ID – Specify an event ID. GFI Network Server Monitor will
filter events that match the specified ID (i.e. filter events by ID).
• Event Type – Enable the event types that will be filtered and
checked from the event logs (i.e. filter events by type e.g. enable
‘Warning’ to check and filter warning logs only).
• Event Source – Specify event sources that must be filtered from
the logs (i.e. filter events by source).
• Event Category – Specify event categories that must be filtered
from the log (i.e. filter events by category).
• User – Specify the name of the user whose events are to be
filtered (i.e. filter events by user).