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Filtering log events by date and time range
Procedure
1 Select the Only show events from check box and adjust the start date, end date, and times.
2 Click OK.
Table 4- 2. Event Log Buttons
PurposeIcon
To export the list to a comma-separated variable file, click Export event log at the top left of the Log
Details data grid.You can configure the filename and path to export the data in the Configuration tab.
To immediately email the list, click E-mail.
To clear the list, click Remove all Entries at the top left of the Log Details data grid.
Checking for Orphaned Files
vCenter Server Heartbeat provides the opportunity to check for orphaned files and either notify the administrator
or delete the orphaned files. Orphaned files are those files in a protected set that exist on the passive node
but do not exist in the protected set on the active node.
Orphaned File Check can either delete or log the orphaned files on the passive node that exist within the
protected set; they were orphaned because vCenter Server Heartbeat was not running when content changes
were made on the active node.
Note Orphaned File Check does not delete files on the passive node if there is no file filter to include the
content as this would be unsafe.
Special Cases
The following special cases apply to Orphaned File Check.
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Folder root filters - Orphaned File Check will manage the entire contents of that folder (for example,
D:\folder\**).This deletes all passive files within the folder that do not exist on the active node, and includes
content created only on the passive node.
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Exclusion file filters - Orphaned File Check will not delete any files excluded from the protected set by
Exclusion filters.This rule safeguards users and applications.
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Filters for files, file types, or other wildcards - Orphaned File Check is not managing the contents of the
folder (for example, D:\database\*.log), only the selected files. Orphaned File Check will only process files
that match the filter and will not delete files with any other extension within the folder D:\database.
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