6.6

Reviewing Event Logs
The Event Log pane of the Logs page lists events logged chronologically by default and shows when an event
happened, the event type, event source, its importance, and its detail. Display order for events can be sorted
either descending or ascending by clicking on the column heading. Since detail in the data grid is truncated,
it may be necessary to review the log in more detail.
Reviewing Event Log Details
Event Properties displays full detail and trace of an event that caused an error and its source to aid in
troubleshooting.
Procedure
1 Select an event in the Event Log and double-click the entry in the data grid.
The Event Properties dialog is displayed.
2 Use the Up and Down arrows in this window to review other logs.
This feature is useful when many events have occurred simultaneously and helps to identify the source
of the problem.
3 Click Close to close the Event Properties dialog.
Table 4- 1. Log Events
DescriptionIcon
Errors within the underlying operation of vCenter Server Heartbeat and can be considered critical to
system operations.
Warnings generated for discrepancies within vCenter Server Heartbeat's operational environment that
are not deemed critical to the operation of the system.
System log events are generated following normal vCenter Server Heartbeat operations. Use these logs
to verify the success of processes such as file synchronization.
Information on operations within the graphical user interface rather than operations on vCenter Server
Heartbeat service, such as Test Alert Reporting.
Filtering log events by importance
Event lists displayed by that vCenter Server Heartbeat may be filtered to hide less important events and/or
limit events displayed to a specific date and time range.
Procedure
1 Click Filters on the Logs page to invoke the Event Log Filters dialog.
2 Select Events of at Least.
3 Select the Show events of at least check box in the Importance group.
4 Select the importance level from the drop-down list and click OK.
Only logs equal to or above the selected severity are displayed.
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