Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 243

10 Chapter Managing log files This chapter includes the following topics: ■ About the log files ■ Managing logs ■ Configuring automatic archiving ■ Exporting data About the log files Symantec Network Security maintains multiple logging databases and tools to view, compress, and archive them. The Symantec Network Security software and the Symantec Network Security 7100 Series appliance employ a common core architecture that provides detection, analysis, storage, and response functionality. Most procedures in this section apply to both the 7100 Series appliance and the Symantec Network Security 4.0 software. The 7100 Series appliance also provides additional functionality that is unique to an appliance. Each section describes this additional functionality in detail. This section describes the following: ■ About the install log ■ About the operational log About the install log Symantec Network Security creates an install log that records all of the parameters entered during the installation procedure. The Network Security console provides a view of the install log file of each node via Admin > Node > Manage Logs, which displays the date and time of installation.