3.8 Creating New Log Files

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:  3.8 Creating New Log Files

ž To create a binary event log for use with Compaq Analyze, use the following procedure:

(ÒClick the New Binary Log File button in the toolbar (see Figure 3–3). The New Binary Log Screen appears in the display area (Figure 3–28).
M8)Figure 3–28 New Binary Log Screen
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(JEnter the input file name, including its path, in the Input File text box.
(^Click the Add Input file Button. The file is added to the Currently Selected Input Files list.

(}Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all the desired input files are added.

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If you want to remove one of the input files you added, click on the filename in the Currently Selected Input Files list and click the Remove Selected Input Files button. You can select multiple files by holding the Ctrl key while you click on the filenames.

(hSpecify the desired filtering options by either creating a new filter or applying an existing template.
- (ÌTo specify filtering criteria, click the Adjust Filter button at the top of the screen and use the Adjust Filter screen to select filtering options (see Section 3.10.1.2.1).
- (sTo apply an existing filter template, select the desired template from the drop down list at the top of the screen.
  („For more information on filtering, refer to Sections 3.9 and 3.10.1.2.

(7Enter the output file name in the Output File text box.

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ß New binary log files are automatically stored in the ca\newlogs subdirectory located under the installation directory, hence it is not necessary to include a path with the Output filename.

(¯If you have established a filter that excludes configuration entries and you want to preserve that filtering in the output file, select the Don't add config entries check box.
(òIf the output file name already exists and you want to replace the existing file, select the Overwrite file if exists check box. If you do not select this check box, and enter a filename that already exists, you will receive an error message.

(cClick the Create New Log File button to process the input files and create the new binary log file.

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It is possible to construct a filter that prevents any events from being added to the new log file. If this is the case, no log file will be created. However, even if this is the case, when the Overwrite option is selected any file with the same name as the output file will be lost.e
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