User`s guide

REPORTS

Computer status Backup action

administrator computer is not on when the server needs to back

up, the server computer will hold the information until the

administrator is powered on.

Managed and out-of-

band, administrator

powered on

The administrator computer retrieves backup information and

stores it in the AutoSELBackup table in the database.

Managed and out-of-

band, administrator

powered off

The SEL cannot be backed up. When it becomes full, new events

will not be added to it.

To configure hardware events log backup options

1. Click Reports, then click Hardware events.

2. Click Configure the log file backup.

3. Check Turn on hardware event backup.

4. Specify the frequency to check the log and the percentage at which it should be backed

up.

5. Click Apply.

To back up or clear the hardware events log immediately

1. Click Reports, then click Hardware events.

2. Click Configure the log file backup.

3. To back up the log contents and then clear the log, click Back up now.

4. To clear the log without backing up its contents, click Clear now.

Notes:

• The backup process saves only information that is contained in the SEL. Anything

cleared from the SEL before backup will not be saved.

• When an administrator begins managing a computer by adding it to the My computers

list, any backup files that already exist in that computer's temporary folder will not be sent

to the administrator for backup in the database. All new backups will be sent to the

administrator.

• You can manually delete data from the SEL backup using a third-party SQL query

analyzer.

• Be aware that while individual backup files may not be large, if you have turned on

automatic hardware event backup the disk space required for storing backup files may be

substantial over time. Some systems log many hardware events and may store backup

files frequently. On an unmanaged server, If you do not regularly monitor the size of the

temporary files directory it may eventually take up excessive amounts of disk space. On a

managed server, the backup data saved to the administrator computer's database may

likewise take up excessive space.