Event Log

Event Log

The Event Log pane provides an audit log of actions made by users on FortiManager. 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 FortiManager 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:

Add Filter		Filter the event log list based on the log level, user, sub type, or message. See Event log filtering.
Last...		Select the amount of time to show from the available options, or select a custom time span or any time.
Download		Download the event logs in either CSV or the normal format to the management computer.
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.
Historical Log		Click to view the historical logs list.
	Back	Click the back icon to return to the regular view from the historical view.
	View	View the selected log file. This option is also available from the right-click menu, or by double-clicking on the log file. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Delete	Delete the selected log file. This option is also available from the right-click menu. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Clear	Clear the selected file of logs. This option is also available from the right-click menu. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Type	Select the type from the dropdown list: Event Log FDS Upload Log: Select the device from the dropdown list. FDS Download Log: Select the service (FDS, or FCT) from the Service dropdown list, select the event type (All Event, Push Update, Poll Update, or Manual Update) from the Event dropdown list, and then click Go to browse the logs. This option is only available when viewing historical logs.
	Search	Enter a search term to search the historical logs. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
Pagination		Browse the pages of logs and adjust the number of logs that are shown per page.

The following information is shown:

The log number.

Date Time

The date and time that the log file was generated.

Level

The log level:

Debug	Error
Information	Critical
Notification	Alert
Warning	Emergency

User

The user that the log message relates to.

Sub Type

The log sub-type:

System manager event	HA event
FG-FM protocol event	Firmware manager event
Device configuration event	FortiGuard service event
Global database event	FortiClient manager event
Script manager event	FortiMail manager event
Web portal event	Debug I/O log event
Firewall objects event	Configuration change event
Policy console event	Device manager event
VPN console event	Web service event
Endpoint manager event	FortiAnalyzer event
Revision history event	Log daemon event
Deployment manager event	FIPS-CC event
Real-time monitor event	Managered devices event
Log and report manager event

Description

A description of the event.

Message

Log message details.

Event Log

See the FortiManager 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:

Add Filter		Filter the event log list based on the log level, user, sub type, or message. See Event log filtering.
Last...		Select the amount of time to show from the available options, or select a custom time span or any time.
Download		Download the event logs in either CSV or the normal format to the management computer.
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.
Historical Log		Click to view the historical logs list.
	Back	Click the back icon to return to the regular view from the historical view.
	View	View the selected log file. This option is also available from the right-click menu, or by double-clicking on the log file. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Delete	Delete the selected log file. This option is also available from the right-click menu. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Clear	Clear the selected file of logs. This option is also available from the right-click menu. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
	Type	Select the type from the dropdown list: Event Log FDS Upload Log: Select the device from the dropdown list. FDS Download Log: Select the service (FDS, or FCT) from the Service dropdown list, select the event type (All Event, Push Update, Poll Update, or Manual Update) from the Event dropdown list, and then click Go to browse the logs. This option is only available when viewing historical logs.
	Search	Enter a search term to search the historical logs. This option is only available when viewing historical event logs.
Pagination		Browse the pages of logs and adjust the number of logs that are shown per page.

The following information is shown:

The log number.

Date Time

The date and time that the log file was generated.

Level

The log level:

Debug	Error
Information	Critical
Notification	Alert
Warning	Emergency

User

The user that the log message relates to.

Sub Type

The log sub-type:

System manager event	HA event
FG-FM protocol event	Firmware manager event
Device configuration event	FortiGuard service event
Global database event	FortiClient manager event
Script manager event	FortiMail manager event
Web portal event	Debug I/O log event
Firewall objects event	Configuration change event
Policy console event	Device manager event
VPN console event	Web service event
Endpoint manager event	FortiAnalyzer event
Revision history event	Log daemon event
Deployment manager event	FIPS-CC event
Real-time monitor event	Managered devices event
Log and report manager event

Description

A description of the event.

Message

Log message details.

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