3.6.0 Matrix Server 3.6.0 Administration Guide (5697-7081, December 2007)

Chapter 13: Configure Event Notifiers and View Events 154

Filter the Event Output

The Event Viewer includes three filters that can be used to limit the events

that are displayed:

• Search All. This filter allows you to enter text to be matched. The

Event Viewer will show only those events that include the text in any

of the event fields.

• Severity. This filter allows you to select one or more severity levels.

The Event Viewer will display only the events having the specified

severity levels.

• Timestamp. This filter can be used to select events that occurred

during a specific time range. The maximum number of events that can

be displayed on the Viewer is configured on the Matrix Event Viewer

Properties dialog. If the number of events in the time range exceeds

that value, the Viewer will show only the configured number of

events. To see all of the events that occurred during the time range,

increase the maximum number of events on the Matrix Event Viewer

Properties dialog.

View Events from the Command Prompt

Matrix Server provides commands that can be used to view the matrix

log on a particular server and to view outstanding alerts.

View the Matrix Log

The following command displays the matrix log on the specified server:

mx server viewevents [--filter <string>] [--maxevents <number>]

--timestamp <startTime,endTime>] [--noHeaders] [--csv]

[--showborder] <server>

The options are:

--filter <string>

Filter the output, displaying only those events that match the specific

<string>. If this option is not specified, all events will be displayed.

[--maxevents <value>]

The maximum number of events to view. The default is the last 1000

events in the log file.