https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/About-the-Event-Log/m-p/170513#M39219 <P>Hi all,</P><P>There have some question about the Event Log</P><UL><LI>what is the data&nbsp;length of Event log?</LI><LI>what is the lager size of Event log?</LI><LI>Event log will or will not delected automatically?</LI><LI>If not, is that need to housekeeping for event log to prevent data overload</LI></UL><P>Thanks.</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:12:12 GMT Terry_Lui 2025-06-04T10:12:12Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/About-the-Event-Log/m-p/170513#M39219 <P>Hi all,</P><P>There have some question about the Event Log</P><UL><LI>what is the data&nbsp;length of Event log?</LI><LI>what is the lager size of Event log?</LI><LI>Event log will or will not delected automatically?</LI><LI>If not, is that need to housekeeping for event log to prevent data overload</LI></UL><P>Thanks.</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:12:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/About-the-Event-Log/m-p/170513#M39219 Terry_Lui 2025-06-04T10:12:12Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/About-the-Event-Log/m-p/170524#M39227 <P>The event log is also stored in the root directory, visible from SPI. It is taken care of automatically.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Way more info than you wanted in these KBs:</P><P><A href="https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/The_'event_log_show'_command_displays_only_3_days_or_2048_events" target="_blank">https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/The_'event_log_show'_command_displays_only_3_days_or_2048_events</A></P><P><A href="https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/Overview_of_ONTAP_Logs" target="_blank">https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/Overview_of_ONTAP_Logs</A></P><P><A href="https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/Event_forwarding_to_a_Syslog_server" target="_blank">https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/Event_forwarding_to_a_Syslog_server</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>For example, from my vSIM:</P><P><A href="https://10.(redacted)/spi/pstejska_vsim_1/etc/log/" target="_blank">https://10.(redacted)/spi/pstejska_vsim_1/etc/log/</A><BR />ems Mon Oct 4 13:00:31 America/New_York 2021 386739</P><P>ems.log.0000000077 Sat Aug 7 20:15:26 America/New_York 2021 1705388</P><P>ems.log.0000000078 Sat Aug 14 20:25:37 America/New_York 2021 1694715</P><P>ems.log.0000000079 Sat Aug 21 20:25:48 America/New_York 2021 1678842</P><P>ems.log.0000000080 Sat Aug 28 20:08:58 America/New_York 2021 1939244</P><P>ems.log.0000000081 Sat Sep 4 20:19:10 America/New_York 2021 1560149</P><P>ems.log.0000000082 Sat Sep 11 20:26:25 America/New_York 2021 4028150</P><P>ems.log.0000000083 Sat Sep 18 20:16:39 America/New_York 2021 1588241</P><P>ems.log.0000000084 Sat Sep 25 20:16:53 America/New_York 2021 1592303</P><P>ems.log.0000000085 Sat Oct 2 20:17:07 America/New_York 2021 1616498</P><P>ems.log.0000000086 Mon Oct 4 13:00:31 America/New_York 2021 386739</P> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:08:43 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/About-the-Event-Log/m-p/170524#M39227 paul_stejskal 2021-10-04T17:08:43Z