VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started
Viewing the Task Log
30 VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started
Overwriting After a Number of files
Select “Overwrite the log file(s) after” to define the number of files after which the oldest file is
overwritten. When a log file reaches its maximum size, a new file is created until the specified
number of files is reached. You can specify from one to ten files (default is 5 files).
Overwriting After a Number of Days
Select “Overwrite the log file(s) older than” to define the number of days after which the oldest file
is overwritten. When the log file reaches its maximum size, a new file is created until the specified
number of days is reached. You can specify from one to 100 days (default is 60 days). The number
of days is counted from the day when the first alert log file gets created.
Viewing the Task Log
The task log resides on the server, and is similar to the event log; but records information about task
objects. You can display a snapshot of the task log information on the client.
After connecting to the host (server), you display the task log of the server by selecting the
“TaskLog” node under “Logs” in the tree view. The server can have single or multiple task log
files, depending upon the policy. If the server has more than one task log file, then a drop down box
is displayed from which you select the required log file.
The client gets the latest set of tasks from the log file of the server and displays the information in
the Details View. Up to 25 tasks can be displayed in a set.
Previous and Next Task Sets
The Previous and Next set of tasks buttons are situated below the Details View.
You can display the next set of tasks by clicking the “Next set of Tasks” button. The current set of
tasks is then replaced with the next set of tasks. If there are no more tasks in the task log, the current
set continues to be shown.
You can display the previous set of tasks by clicking the “Previous set of Tasks” button. The current
set of tasks is then replaced with the previous set of tasks. When the first set is reached, and there
are no more old tasks, the “Previous set of Tasks” button is disabled.
Task Details
You can view the details for particular task. Select the task and click on “Details.” A new window
opens up to show the task details.