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Loading server console and log files into the Server Logs view

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In the Server Logs view, you can load the contents of one or more server consoles. You can also load one or more server log files from a server log directory or from other directories anywhere in the file system.

About this task

To load server console or log files into the Server Logs view:

Procedure

  1. Click the Server Logs tab to open the Server Logs view.
  2. In the Server Logs view, click the Load Server Console or Log icon Picture of the Load Server Console or Logs icon. The Load Server Console or Log window opens.
  3. If you want to load server log files into the Server Logs view from one or more directories in your file system, complete the following steps:
    1. Select Load from file.
    2. Beside the Files field, click Browse. The Load from File window opens.
    3. In the Filter field, accept the default filter of .log. This will ensure that only files with a .log file extension will be displayed in the Select files list. (Although you can change the filter to specify another type of file extension, server log files typically have a .log file extension.)
    4. In the Select files list, select one or more server log files that you want to load into the Server Logs view. The Files field displays the paths and names of the selected server log files and the Total file size field displays the total combined size of the selected files.
    5. Click OK to close the Load from File window.
    6. Click OK to close the Load Server Console or Log window. The selected server log files are loaded into a tab in the Server Logs view.
    Note: In the Server Logs view, you can directly load server log files from one or more directories in the file system without first opening the Load Server Console or Log window. Beside the Load Server Console or Log icon, open the associated menu by clicking the down arrow icon Picture of the down arrow icon. If you want to load logs that were recently loaded in the Server Logs view, the path and names of the logs may be listed on a menu item that you can select to directly reload them. If the logs are not listed on a menu item, you can select the Load from File menu item. The Load from File window will open to enable you to select and load one or more logs.
  4. If you want to load the contents of a server console into the Server Logs view, complete the following steps:
    1. Select Load from server console.
    2. In the Server field, select the appropriate server for the server console that you want to load. (If there are no servers currently running, the Server field will be empty.)
    3. Click OK to close the Load Server Console or Log window. The contents of the selected server console are loaded into a new tab in the Server Logs view.
    Note: In the Server Logs view, you can load the contents of the server console for a running server without first opening the Load Server Console or Log window. Beside the Load Server Console or Log icon, click the down arrow icon Picture of the down arrow icon. From the menu, select Load from Server Console > server_name (where server_name is the name of the server for the console that you want to load). The contents of the console for the selected server are loaded into a tab in the Server Logs view.
  5. If you want to load one or more server log files from a server log directory, complete the following steps:
    1. Select Load from server log directory.
    2. In the Server field, select the appropriate server for the server logs that you want to load.
    3. Beside the Files field, click Browse. The Load from Server Log Directory window opens.
    4. In the list of server logs, select the check box beside each server log that you want to load.
    5. Click OK to close the Load from Server Log Directory window.
    6. Click OK to close the Load Server Console or Log window. The server log files that you selected are loaded into a tab in the Server Logs view.
    Note: In the Server Logs view, you can directly load server log files from a server log directory without first opening the Load Server Console or Log window. Beside the Load Server Console or Log icon, open the associated menu by clicking the down arrow icon Picture of the down arrow icon. If you want to load logs that were recently loaded in the Server Logs view, the path and names of the logs may be listed on a menu item that you can select to directly reload them. If the logs are not listed on a menu item, you can select the Load from Server Log Directory > server_name menu item (where server_name is the name of the server for the server logs that you want to load). The Load from Server Log Directory window will open to enable you to select and load one or more logs.

What to do next

When you load server console or log records into the Server Logs view, the records are organized into pages. Although you can use the scroll bar to scroll through the records in a single page, you need to use one of the paging tools or the Page Up and Page Down keys to access the records in a different page. Information about using the paging tools is found in the topic "Paging through server console and log records in the Server Logs view."