6 — 5620 SAM LogViewer
Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager, Release 6-7
3HE 05723 TQZZA Edition 01 Troubleshooting Guide
e Drag and drop a log file into a section of the LogViewer main window that
does not contain a log tab.
f Drag and drop a log file onto a log tab in the LogViewer main window. The
Add File form opens. Perform the following steps:
i Choose one of the following options:
• New View—specifies that the log is displayed on a new log tab
• Replace Existing File—specifies that the log tab displays the new log
instead of the current log
• Add to View—specifies that the entries in the new log and the entries
in the current log are merged into one list on the same log tab
• Add to Compare View—specifies that the new log is to be displayed
on the same log tab as the current log in a separate panel for
comparison
ii Click on the OK button. The new log is displayed as specified.
A log tab opens to display the most recent entries in a log. If the log is active and
the Auto-Tail parameter is enabled, the list scrolls upward to display new log
entries as they are generated.
Common display operations
4 To specify which columns are displayed on a log tab, right-click on a column
header, and select or deselect the column names in the contextual menu, as
required.
5 To reposition a column, drag the column title bar to the desired position, or
right-click on the column header and choose Move Left or Move Right from the
contextual menu.
6 To view the raw log-file text of one or more entries, select the entries. The entry
text is displayed on the Preview sub-tab.
7 To restrict the list of displayed entries to a specific debug level, choose a debug
level from the drop-down list under the Level column header.
8 To find log entries that contain a specific text string, perform the following steps.
i Choose Edit→Find from the LogViewer main menu. The Find form opens.
ii Specify a text string to search for using the text field and search options on
the form.
Note — The Auto-Tail parameter for a log is enabled by default.
Note — The LogViewer Find function does not support the use of
regular expressions.