Event Log Viewer


Use this screen to examine the Event Logs. This displays the error, warning and information messages that occurred during DS-System activities for the period selected. If you highlight an event, the full text of the description column, will appear in the description section.
Event List
Icon
Shows the severity of the event that occurred:
  • Information message.
  • Warning message.
  • Error message.
Time
Shows the date and time that the event occurred.
User
Shows the name of the DS-Client or the DS-System User whose account logged the error.
Category
Shows the category of the message. The category can be any of the categories listed in the Error Category drop down list.
Event #
Contains an error ID code.
ID
Contains the Session ID number associated with the event.
Text
This field may display the IP connection (if applicable).
Description
Displays a description of the highlighted event.
Select By Section
From
Type the earliest date you want to display in this field. No events older than this time forward will be displayed.
To
Type the latest date you want to display in this field. No events newer than this date and time will be displayed.
Type
Select a specific event type if you want to see only messages of that type. The default selection is <All>.
User
Enter the name a particular user, if you want to search for only that one person's events.
Category
Select a specific type of error if you want to see only errors of that type. The default selection is <All>.
ID
Enter a specific ID, to see only those events associated with that ID.
Event #
Enter a specific Event Number, to see only those events of that type.
Exclude
Click to edit a list of error IDs to exclude from the list of Events. Opens the Exclude Event # screen.
Find
Updates the event log display based on the Select By parameters.
Convert
Opens the Storage Path Converter screen. You can convert any physical path to identify the Customer Name, Account #, DS-Client, Backup Set, Share, Directory, and File name.



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