Manage Device Log Output

Log management allows you to export and delete logs that are stored in GigaVUE‑FM. Use this process to manually clean-up old logs on a specific node before a specified cut-off date and time. You can also specify an SFTP server and file path to export the records prior to purging.

Note:  Refer to Storage Management for Device Logs for global Storage Management settings that control purging of old logs on a scheduled basis across all devices.

To edit the log management settings:

1.

On the left navigation pane, click on and navigate to Physical> Nodes and select a node.

2.

From the selected nodes page, click Logs.

3.

Click Manage.

The Manage Logs view appears.

4.

Complete the fields on this page to specify how to manage the logs:

Setting		Description
Start Date
	Select records older than	Specify a cut-off date and time for deleting log records. Log records that were created prior to the specified date and time will be deleted. The time is based on the current timezone in GigaVUE‑FM.
Export Records To
	SFTP Server Address	The records are exported to a CSV file. Specify the ftp/sftp location to send the CSV files. For example: sftp://username@121.0.0.1/path/directory
	Username and Password	If this is a secure server, which is recommended, specify the username and password for accessing the server.
	File Path	Specify the path on the server to store the file. For example: /root/dir/archive.zip
Purge Selected Records
	Check this check box to enable purging the selected records. Important: If this option is selected, records will be deleted immediately when you click OK.

5.

Click OK to save the settings.