Log settings
Use the Log Settings window to select the events you want to include in your log files. You can monitor the following types of events:
Application events
Application events include startup and shutdown times, as well as any background task failures and warnings. These events are recorded in the ipm.log file.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Record Debug Messages | Records all messages generated by debugging activities. |
| Record ipMonitor Startup and Shut Down | Records the date and time when ipMonitor was started and shut down. |
| Record Background Task Failures | Records background task failures, such as bad file paths, invalid credentials, and so on. |
| Record Background Task Warnings | Records events triggered by a background task. |
Web events
Web events include client session events. These events are recorded in the ipm.log file.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Record Access Attempts by Locked Out IP Addresses | Records all attempts to access ipMonitor from a revoked IP address. |
| Record Invalid HTTP Requests | Records all invalid HTTP requests. |
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Record Denied Access Requests (User Rights, Failed Login, Improper Credential) |
Records all denied access requests, such as insufficient user rights, improper credentials, and failed login attempts due to an incorrect name and password combination. |
| Record Attempts to Use Expired User Sessions | Records all user attempts to continue using an expired session. |
| Record User Session Creation | Records all user attempts to create a new ipMonitor session. |
| Record User Session Termination | Records all user sessions that were terminated by the application |
| Record User Session Expiration | Records all user sessions that expired due to inactivity. |
Monitor events
Monitor events include user actions and alert triggers. These events are recorded in the ipm.log file.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Record User Profile | Records when a user accesses a profile. |
| Record Profile Being Skipped | Records when a user skipped a profile. |
| Record Missing Alert Availability | Records when an alert is not triggered due to missing alert availability. |
| Record Alert Usage | Records when an alert is triggered. |
| Record Alert Being Skipped | Records when an alert is skipped. |
Alerting events
Alerting events include all events related to alerts. These events are recorded in the ipm.log file.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Record Profile Use | Records when a profile is used. |
| Record Profile is Being Skipped | Records when a profile is skipped. |
| Record Missing Alert Availability | Records when an alert cannot be triggered due to missing alert availability. |
| Record Alert Usage | Records when an alert is triggered. |
| Record Alert Being Skipped | Records when an alert is skipped. |
SNMP events
SNMP events include SNMP Trap events. These events help you confirm that ipMonitor is receiving SNMP Traps when you configure a QA Trap monitor. These events are recorded in the snmptrap.log file.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Record Retrieved SNMP Traps Not Expected by Any Configured Monitors | Records when an unexpected SNMP Trap is received by a configured monitor. |
| Record Received SNMP Traps Expected by Configured Monitors | Records when an expected SNMP Trap is received by a configured monitor. |
| Record the Contents of Any Received SNMP Trap in snmptrap.log | Records when an SNMP Trap is received. |