Viewing log information Log&Report
FortiGate Version 4.0 Administration Guide
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Accessing logs stored on the FortiGuard Analysis server
You can access log files stored on the FortiGuard Analysis server from the FortiGate web-
based manager, if you have subscribed to FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service.
After enabling logging to the FortiGuard Analysis server, a Remote tab appears in the Log
Access menu. For more information about viewing real-time and historical log files, see
the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service Guide.
To access log files on the FortiGuard Analysis server, go to Log&Report > Log Access,
select the Remote tab, and then select a log type from the Log Type list.
Viewing log information
Log information is displayed in the Log Access menu. Different tabs in Log Access display
log information stored on the FortiAnalyzer unit, FortiGate system memory and hard disk if
available, including the FortiGuard Analysis server.
The columns that appear reflect the content found in the log file. The top portion of the Log
Access page includes navigational features to help you move through the log messages
and locate specific information.
To view log messages, go to Log&Report > Log Access and then select the tab that
corresponds to the log storage device used: Remote, Memory or Disk. If you are logging
to the FortiGate unit’s hard disk, select Edit beside a rolled log file to view log messages.
Log Type Select the type of log you want to view.
Current Page By default, the first page of the list of items is displayed. The total number of
pages appears after the current page number. For example, if 3/54 appears,
you are currently viewing page 3 of 54 pages.
To view pages, select the left and right arrows to display the first, previous,
next, or last page.
To view a specific page, enter the page number in the field and then press
Enter.
For more information, see “Using page controls on web-based manager lists”
on page 57.
Column Settings Select to add or remove columns. This changes what log information appears in
Log Access. For more information, see “Column settings” on page 666.
Raw or Formatted By default, log messages is displayed in Formatted mode. Select Formatted to
view log messages in Raw mode, without columns. When in Raw mode, select
Formatted to switch back to viewing log messages organized in columns.
When log messages are displayed in Formatted view, you can customize the
columns, or filter log messages.
Clear All Filters Clear all filter settings. For more information, see “Filtering log messages” on
page 667.
Note: The FortiAnalyzer unit must be running firmware version 3.0 or higher to view logs
from the FortiGate unit.
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