Fortinet Technologies Inc. Page 243 FortiVoice Enterprise Phone System 4.0.0 Administration Guide
The FortiVoice unit stores all log messages equal to or exceeding the severity level you select.
For example, if you select Error, the FortiVoice unit stores log messages whose severity level is
Error, Critical, Alert, or Emergency.
Configuring logging
The Log Settings submenu includes two tabs, Local Log Settings and Remote Log Settings,
that let you:
• set the severity level
• configure which types of log messages to record
• specify where to store the logs
You can configure the FortiVoice unit to store log messages locally (that is, in RAM or to the hard
disk), remotely (that is, on a Syslog server or FortiAnalyzer unit), or at both locations.
Your choice of storage location may be affected by several factors, including the following:
• Local logging by itself may not satisfy your requirements for off-site log storage.
• Very frequent logging may cause undue wear when stored on the local hard drive. A low
severity threshold is one possible cause of frequent logging. For more information on
severity levels, see “Log message severity levels” on page 242.
For information on viewing locally stored log messages, see “Viewing log messages” on
page 32.
This section includes the following topics:
• Configuring logging to the hard disk
• Choosing which events to log
• Configuring logging to a Syslog server or FortiAnalyzer unit
Configuring logging to the hard disk
You can store log messages locally on the hard disk of the FortiVoice unit.
To ensure that the local hard disk has sufficient disk space to store new log messages and that
it does not overwrite existing logs, you should regularly download backup copies of the oldest
log files to your management computer or other storage, and then delete them from the
FortiVoice unit. (Alternatively, you could configure logging to a remote host.)
You can view and download these logs from the Log submenu of the Monitor tab. For more
information, see “Viewing log messages” on page 32.
For logging accuracy, you should also verify that the FortiVoice unit’s system time is accurate.
For details, see “Configuring the time and date” on page 74.
To configure logging to the local hard disk
1. Go to Log & Report > Log Settings > Local Log Settings.
2. Select the Enable option to allow logging to the local hard disk.
Avoid recording log messages using low severity thresholds such as Information or
Notification to the local hard disk for an extended period of time. A low log severity threshold
is one possible cause of frequent logging. Excessive logging frequency can cause undue wear
on the hard disk and may cause premature failure.
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