7.6  Creating New Log Files

To create a binary event log for use with SEA, follow these steps:

  1. Click the New Binary Log File button in the toolbar (see Figure 7–3).
The New Binary Log Screen appears in the display area (Figure 7–30).
Figure 7–30 New Binary Log Screen

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  1. Enter the input file name, including its path, in the Input File text box.
  2. Click the Add Input file Button.
The file is added to the Currently Selected Input Files list.
  1. Repeat steps 2 and  3 until all the desired input files are added.

Note


If you want to remove one of the input files you added, Click on the filename in the Currently Selected Input Files list and click the Remove Selected Input Files button. You can select multiple files by holding the Ctrl key while you click on the filenames.


  1. Specify the desired filtering options by either creating a new filter or applying an existing template.
For more information on filtering, see Sections 7.8 and  7.9.1.2.
  1. Enter the output file name in the Output File text box.

Note


New binary log files are automatically stored in the specific\ca\userdata subdirectory located under the installation directory, hence it is not necessary to include a path with the Output filename. For more information on storing user data, see the WEBES Installation Guide.


  1. If you have established a filter that excludes configuration entries and you want to preserve that filtering in the output file, select the "Do not reinsert config entries needed for analysis" check box.
  2. If the output file name already exists and you want to replace the existing file, select the "Overwrite file if exists" check box.
If you do not select this check box, and enter a filename that already exists, you will receive an error message.
  1. Click the Create New Log File button to process the input files and create the new binary log file.

Note


It is possible to construct a filter that prevents any events from being added to the new log file. If this is the case, no log file will be created. However, even if this is the case, when the Overwrite option is selected any file with the same name as the output file will be lost.