Site Monitor: Enable logging for Site Monitor

How do I enable logging for the Site Monitor application?

Site Monitor utilizes a tool called the LogSetter. There is a shortcut to it found in the Windows Start Menu > All Programs > Pharos Systems Site Monitor > Site Monitor Log Setter. the tool has a handful of settings as seen below.

• Log to DebugView: to add Logsetter communications to the Microsoft SysInternals DebugView software.
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• Log to File: starts the Log Setter utility.

  • Log File Directory: Enter the full directory path of where the log files will be stored.  The default location is Pharos\Logs directory, which is typically found in “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data".

  • Maximum Disk Space specifies the maximum size (in GB) for the total amount of disk space for the log files.  The Maximum Disk Space for Log Files setting controls the total size allocated for all the logs and backup files for the entire machine.  Each log file will continue to grow as information is logged.  When the log files reaches 256MB, all log files will be compressed.  When all files (current and compressed) reach the specified log size limit, the oldest compressed files will be deleted.

  • Include Communications Logging: When this option is checked, the log files will include a more detailed logging including network communication information.

• Roll over log files: Hitting his button encapsulates the current set of logs at that time into a zip file.  This is particularly useful when diagnosing a particular event or set of events where the behavior can be invoked so as to create a smaller zip file to send to Pharos Support.