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Viewing static event log files

You can use a Windows client to view the external event log (.evt file) that you saved, or to view a backup log file created by Live View.

Steps

  1. From a Windows client, start Event Viewer from Administrative Tools in the Control Panel or from the Microsoft Management Console.
  2. Select Log > Open.
    Note: Do not try to open the event log by selecting Log > Select Computer and double-clicking the storage system name. If you do, the Event Viewer displays the error message “The RPC server is unavailable,” because Data ONTAP does not communicate with the Event Viewer with RPC calls unless Live View is enabled.
  3. Choose the event log on the storage system.