Every event generated by a headend device is recorded in the SDM and displayed on the Network Events window. The Network Events window provides information about each event, including severity, event type, date and time, group, and IP address.
You can view a list of all events, or a subset of events associated with a device, group, or node (a listing of all devices that are not separated into groups).
To view the network events:
- Click Network Events. The Network Events window displays; new events are displayed at the bottom of the Network Events list. To view the most recent events in ascending order, click Display Last Page and scroll to the bottom of the window. It should be noted that an increase in the count in the Total field indicates the receipt of new events.
Field
Description Total
Displays the total number of network events on the system; dynamically updated as new events arrive.
Displaying
Indicates the range of events currently being displayed.
Page Length
Sets the number of events that are simultaneously displayed on the page; the default is 50.
ID
The event sequence number.
Severity
Event
A description of the type of event.
Time Stamp
The time the event was created; the format is configurable.
Type
The device's model.
Available sorting options:Action Description To sort by a column
Click the column header. A blue arrow is displayed in the header indicating whether the sort is ascending or descending.
To toggle the order
Click the column header again to toggle from ascending to descending.
To sort only the data currently displayed in the Active Window
Holding the CTRL key, click the column header. A green arrow is displayed in the header indicating whether the sort is ascending or descending.
The columns in the event viewer can be reordered for easier viewing: