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Viewing Logs
You can view the following types of logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X:
Log type Description
Test All messages from tests run in the current Server
Diagnostics Mac OS X session.
Hardware Info Listing and description of all installed hardware.
When you view logs in Server Diagnostics Mac OS X, a colored circle next to the log
name indicates whether the log is able to be loaded.
Color Status
No circle You haven’t loaded the log during this Server
Diagnostics session, or the log hasn’t been
created yet.
Yellow The log didn’t load. This usually occurs when
there isn’t any data in the log.
Green The log loaded.
To view logs:
1 Open Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.
2 If tests are running, wait for them to complete or stop them.
If tests are running, you can view only the test log.
3 Do any the following:
To do this Do this
View logs in the current or chosen volume Choose a log from the “View log” pop-up menu.
Search for specic text within the log Enter text in the search eld. When you press
Return, matching text is highlighted in the log
area.
Clear logs Choose Logs > Clear current Log, or choose Logs
> Clear All Logs.
The name of the currently viewed log replaces
current.
Refresh logs Choose Logs > Refresh Current Log.
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