Online Help for Optivity Switch Manager Release 1.1

Locating specific log entries

You can locate specific log entries in Log Manager. For example, you can locate all entries containing a specified string without eliminating non-related table entries.

To locate specific log entries:

1. In the device view, click Find.

The sysLog - Find dialog box opens.

2. In the Find field, type the type the string you want to search for, for example, Fatal.
3. In the From field, check Selection (finds the first occurrence of your selection from your current position in the table) or Start (selects the first occurrence of your selection in the table).
4. Choose one or more of the following:
• Ignore Case, to ignore upper and lower case in the Find field
• Exact Match, to (match the string exactly as you typed it in the Find field
• By Row, to search by row or column. If By Row is deselected, the search is automatically by column.
5. Click Next.

The fields containing matching strings are displayed in the SysLog dialog box.

6. To proceed to the next field, in the syslog - Find dialog box, click Next.

The next field is located and displayed in the SysLog dialog box.

7. To return to the previous field, in the syslog - Find dialog box, click Previous.

The previous field with a matching string is located and displayed in the SysLog dialog box.

8. To close the sysLog - Find dialog box, click Cancel.