User's Manual

Performing system maintenance
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Working with system logs, trace messages, and audits
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342 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
5. Click Add/Update. The table is updated with the IP address and shared
secret.
6. To hide the shared secrets, click Hide Shared Secrets. To show the shared
secrets, click Show Shared Secrets.
7. To remove a connections, click the IP address in the table and then click
Remove Selected Peer.
8. To save your changes, click Save.
11.5 Working with system logs, trace messages, and audits
The system stores configuration data and log files. These files include:
• event and alarm logs (triggered by events)
• trace messagess (triggered by component activity)
• User interface audit messages
• DHCP messages
• accounting files (created every 30 minutes, to a maximum of six files)
The files are stored in the operating system and have a maximum size of one GB.
The accounting files are stored in flat files in a directory that is created every day.
Eight directories are maintained in a circular buffer — when all are full, the most
recent replaces the earliest.
11.5.1 Logs, traces, audits, and DHCP messages
The HiPath Wireless Controller generates four types of messages:
• Logs (including alarms) – Messages that are triggered by events
•Traces – Messages that display activity by component, for system
debugging, troubleshooting, and internal monitoring of software
Caution: In order for the Debug Info option on the Wireless AP Traces page
to return trace messages, this option must enabled while Wireless AP debug
commands are running. To do so, you need to run a Wireless AP CLI
command to turn on a specific Wireless AP debug. Once the CLI command
is run, select the Debug Info option, and then click Retrieve Traces. For
more information, see the HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and
Convergence Software CLI Reference Guide.