You can record the alerts that occur at managed hosts as log information. ServerConductor uses the following log files:

• Alert log
• Event log

For details about how to record alerts in the alert log, see 6.6.1 Recording alerts in alert log

This subsection describes how to record alerts in the event log.

Alerts that occur at Windows servers can be recorded as application log entries in the event log. Information about the notification alerts set in 15.4.5(2) Filtering by alert is recorded in the application log.

To record alerts as application log entries:

1. In the Host management window, in the detail area, select the check box for the host whose alerts are to be recorded.
2. From the Settings menu, choose Agent service settings.
   The Agent service settings window appears.
   
3. Click the Alert setting menu.
4. In Alert level, select the alert level that is to be recorded as application log entries.
5. Select Record as application log.
6. Click the Apply button.

For details about the information that is recorded as application log entries, see 6.6.2(2) Information recorded as application log.

The following figure shows the operation flow:

Figure 15-14 Recording alerts in the application log