Moxa EDS-518E-4GTXSFP-T [38/116] Log file backup

Managed Ethernet Switch (UI_2.0_FW_5.x) Featured Functions

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First priority: MAC.ini

Second priority: Sys.ini

If no matching configuration file is found, the fault LED light will turn on, and the switch will boot up

normally.

NOTE

MAC.ini is named using the last 6 digits of the switch’s MAC

address, without spaces.

5. Auto backup to ABC-02 when configuration changes

Select the Auto backup to ABC-02 when configuration change checkbox and then click Apply. This

function is disabled by default.

The ABC-02 is capable of backing up switch configuration files automatically. While the ABC-02 is plugged

into the switch, enable the Auto backup to ABC-02 when configuration change option, and then click

Apply. Once this configuration is modified, the switch will back up the current configuration to the /His_ini

folder on the ABC-02. The file name will be the system date/time (MMDDHHmm.ini).

NOTE

MM=month, DD=day, HH=hour, mm=minutes, from the system time.

Log File Backup

There are three ways to back up Moxa switch’s log files: from a local drive, by remote TFTP server, or with Auto

Backup Configurator (ABC-02).

Local

Click the Backup button to back up the log file to a local drive.

TFTP Server

Enter the TFTP Server’s IP address and file name and then click the Backup button.

Auto Backup Configurator (ABC-02)

Click Backup to save the configuration file to the ABC-02. The file will be saved in the ABC-02’s Moxa folder

with filename Sys.ini.

Auto backup of event log to prevent overwrite

This function is designed to maintain a long-term record of the switch’s log files. Moxa Ethernet switches are

capable of saving 1000 event log entries. When the 1000-entry storage limit is reached, the switch will delete

the oldest saved event log. The ABC-02 can be used to back up these event logs. When the number of switch

log entries reaches 1000, the ABC-02 will save the oldest 100 entries from the switch.

Enable the Auto backup of event log to prevent overwrite, and then click Apply. After that, when the

ABC-02 is plugged into the switch, the event logs will always be saved to the ABC-02 automatically when the

number of switch log entries reaches 1000. Each backup action saves the oldest 100 logs to the ABC-02 in one

file, with the filename generated by the current system time as MMDDHHmm.ini. The file is saved to the

His_log folder.