Installation Manual

Examine the Event Log
The event log is a tool you can use to help verify router initialization.
Events posted to the event log indicate the success or failure of the
configuration and initialization steps. Events are occurrences such as
enabling circuits and services, changes in spanning tree states, and error
conditions. Each event is labeled with the date, time, severity, and a
mnemonic for the software resource that generated the message. (For
more information on using the event log and understanding the events
listed in it, refer to the operator’s guide you received with your router.)
The most recent event appears in the event log line (the second line of
the console screen).
However, checking events is easier if you display and interactively scroll
around the entire log. The following steps provide an overview of how to
use the event log.
1. Access the event log.
One way to access the interactive log is to select ‘‘Event Log’’ from
the Main menu. The other way is to use the NCL Logi command,
which is more convenient if you will be working in NCL more
frequently than the Main menu.
The Event Log Line, showing
a message that commonly
occurs after the router boots
Figure 1-29.The Event Log Line in the Main Menu
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