Activity Log
Activity Log displays log records for system-level events including startup and initialization, shutdown, and restart.
Each log message record contains the following data columns:
- . Date and time for the event message.
- . Denotes message severity level, for example Information.
- . WhatsUp Gold component that registered the message. For example, NmEngine.
- . Category of activity. For example, startup.
- . WhatsUp Gold component's logged message. For example, NmEngine. started.
: At the bottom of the Activity Log report, the record summary displays the total number of rows matching your filter criteria.
Fetch and filter log data
. Choose one or more host devices.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
Control
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Purpose
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Device 
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Browse and choose a single device.
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Device Group 
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Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.
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: You can organize devices into custom or dynamic groups. For more information, see Grouping Devices.
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Select rows based on specific column values, remove columns, and remove noise and chaff from the table.
Filter tables rows and hide and select columns
Click a column heading 
and use the following from the drop down list:
Control
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Purpose
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Sort. 
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Sort column in ascending or descending order.
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Columns. 
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Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
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Group by this field.
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Group table into collapsible rows wherever the current column contains identical data ("field") values.
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Filters. 
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Provide a keyword and use wildcards to view only rows that contain the keyword for the selected column or view.
Most column and log view filters provide the following wildcard matching:
- Match either zero characters or any one character ('?').
Example: 198.51.100.2? (Matches tokens with IP address ending with 2, or 20-29.) - Match either zero, any one, or many characters ('*').
Example: Stop* (Matches log strings containing Stop, Stopped, Stopping, and so on.)
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Email, export, and save as PDF
Activity Log event data can be exported, reused, and distributed. Select export (
) to access the following options:
Activity Log
Choose device. Choose one or more host devices.