Log View : Browsing log files
 
Browsing log files
Go to Log View > Log Browse to view log files stored for devices. On this page you can display, download, delete, and import log files.
When a log file reaches its maximum size, or reaches the scheduled time, the FortiManager rolls the active log file by renaming the file. The file name will be in the form of xlog.N.log, where x is a letter indicating the log type and N is a unique number corresponding to the time the first log entry was received.
For information about setting the maximum file size and log rolling options, see “Configuring rolling and uploading of logs”.
If you display the log messages in formatted view, you can display and arrange columns and/or filter log messages by column contents. For more information, see “Customizing the log view”.
Figure 232: Log file list window
This page displays the following:
Delete
Mark the check box of the file whose log messages you want to delete, then select this button.
Display
Mark the check box of the file whose log messages you want to view, then select this button. For more information, see “Viewing log messages”
Download
Mark the check box of the log file that you want to download, select this button, then select a format for saving the log files: text (.txt), or comma-separated value (.csv).
For more information, see “Downloading a log file”.
Import
Select to import log files.
For more information about importing log files, see “Importing a log file”.
Search
Search the log files by entering a text value in the search window. For example, search log files by device serial number.
Columns
 
 
Device
The device host name.
 
Type
The log type. For example, Email Filter, Event, Traffic, Web Filter, Network Scan, Virus, Application Control, Data Leak Prevention.
 
Log Files
A list of available log files for each device or device group. Select the group name to expand the list of devices within the group, and to view their log files.
The current, or active, log file appears as well as rolled log files. Rolled log files include a number in the file name, such as vlog.1267852112.log.
If you configure the FortiManager unit to delete the original log files after uploading rolled logs to an FTP server, only the current log will exist.
 
From
The start time when the log file was generated.
 
To
The end time when the log file was generated.
 
Size (bytes)
The size of the log file.
Items per page
Select to display 50, 100, or 500 log items per page.
First, Prev, 1, 2, .., Next Last
Navigate pages in the log browse page.
Go to page
Browse log file pages.
Figure 233: Display logs by serial number example