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Spotlight on Oracle 11.0 - Getting Started Guide

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Windows Event Log Metrics

The Windows Event Log Metrics dialog allows you to define and edit the logical rules that govern which Windows events are displayed in the Event Log drilldown, and allows you to configure a number of Event Log settings.

To configure Windows Event Log Metrics

  1. Click View | Options
  2. Click Data Collection | Windows Event Log Metrics
  3. The Global Rules tab is to the front. Configure this page.

Global Rules

Enable the keeping of event logs and specify the rules that govern the recording of event log data.

Option Description

Enable Event Logs

Select to permit the display of event log data in the Event Log drilldown. No event log data is displayed while this is deselected.

List of rules to apply to event log items

The list of event log rules defined for the current connection.

  • Click on a rule to highlight it.
  • Select the checkbox associated with the rule to enable it. Disabled rules have no effect on the data displayed in the Event Log drilldown.

Add

Click to create an event log rule. Event Log Rule Editor

Edit

Highlight a rule. Click to modify the highlighted rule. Event Log Rule Editor

Delete

Highlight a rule. Click to remove the highlighted rule from the list.

Rename

Highlight a rule. Click to change the display name of the highlighted rule.

Copy

Highlight a rule. Click to create a copy of the highlighted rule. Usually this is done as the basis for creating a rule that is similar to the copied rule.

Enable All

Click to enable (select) all the rules in the list.

Disable All

Click to disable (deselect) all the rules in the list.

Move Up

Rules are applied in the order in which they appear in the list. Click to move the highlighted rule higher in the list, and so be applied earlier.

Move Down

Rules are applied in the order in which they appear in the list. Click to move the highlighted rule lower down the list, and so be applied later.

Connection

Specify the details of what events are recorded for the current Spotlight connection and how long they are kept.

Option Description

Display events from the...

Select the logs to show in the Event Log drilldown. The options may include:

  • Application log
  • Directory Service log (Windows domain controllers)
  • DNS Server log (Windows DNS servers)
  • File Replication Service log (Windows domain controllers)
  • Security log
  • System log

Limit each event log to a maximum of...

Limit how long events are displayed in the Event Log drilldown before being deleted.

 

Related Topics

Event Log Panel

Event Log Alarm

Event Log Page

Spotlight Options Dialog

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