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Downloading log messages

Downloading log messages

You can download historical log messages to the management computer as a text or CSV file. You cannot download real-time log messages.

To download log messages:
  1. If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.
  2. Go to Log View, and select a log type.
  3. In the toolbar, click Tools > Download.
  4. In the Download Logs dialog box, configure download options:
    • In the Log file format dropdown list, select Text or CSV.
    • To compress the downloaded file, select Compress with gzip.
    • To download only the current log message page, select Current Page. To download all the pages in the log message list, select All Pages.
  5. Click Download.

Downloading log messages

You can download historical log messages to the management computer as a text or CSV file. You cannot download real-time log messages.

To download log messages:
  1. If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.
  2. Go to Log View, and select a log type.
  3. In the toolbar, click Tools > Download.
  4. In the Download Logs dialog box, configure download options:
    • In the Log file format dropdown list, select Text or CSV.
    • To compress the downloaded file, select Compress with gzip.
    • To download only the current log message page, select Current Page. To download all the pages in the log message list, select All Pages.
  5. Click Download.