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Determining Where Data is Being Logged

To determine whether an alarm logs data about any of its transitions and, if so, where it logs that data, you should look at the alarm's notes using the NerveCenter Client.

 
  To view an alarm's notes:

1. From the NerveCenter Client's Admin menu, choose Alarm Definition List.

   The Alarm Definition List window is displayed.

   Alarm Definition List Window

   

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2. Select the alarm you're interested in from the list of alarms.

   The Notes button is enabled.

3. Select the Notes button.

   The Alarm Notes and Associations dialog displays.

   Alarm Notes and Associations Dialog

   

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   This dialog contains documentation for the alarm you selected and describes, among other things, any logging actions. For a Log to File action, the notes specify the log file to which data is written. An EventLog action causes NerveCenter to log data to one of the following locations:

   • /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log (HP-UX)
   • /var/adm/messages (Solaris)
   • Windows NT Application event log

A Log to Database action causes NerveCenter to log to the NerveCenter database (Windows NT only).