Event Log
The Event Log pane provides an audit log of actions made by users on FortiAnalyzer. It allows you to view log messages that are stored in memory or on the internal hard disk drive. You can use filters to search the messages and download the messages to the management computer.
See the FortiAnalyzer Log Message Reference, available from the Fortinet Document Library, for more information about the log messages.
Go to System Settings > Event Log to view the local log list.
The following options are available:
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Add Filter |
Filter the event log list based on the log level, user, sub type, or message. See Event log filtering. |
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Last... |
Select the amount of time to show from the available options, or select a custom time span or any time. |
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Column Settings |
Select which columns are enabled or disabled in the Event Log table. |
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Tools |
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Raw Log / Formatted Log |
Click on Raw Log to view the logs in their raw state. Click Formatted Log to view them in the formatted into a table. |
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Real-time Log / Historical Log |
Click to view the real-time or historical logs list. |
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Case Sensitive Search |
Enable or disable case sensitive searching. |
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Download |
Download the event logs in either CSV or the normal format to the management computer. |
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Pagination |
Browse the pages of logs and adjust the number of logs that are shown per page. |
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The following information is shown:
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The log number. |
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Date/Time |
The date and time that the log file was generated. |
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Device ID |
The ID of the related device. |
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Sub Type |
The log sub-type:
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User |
The user that the log message relates to. |
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Message |
Log message details. A Session ID is added to each log message. The username of the administrator is added to log messages wherever applicable for better traceability. |