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# Managing Logger Event Archives

Logger Event Archives enable you to save the events for any day in the past (not including the current day). In , you can view Logger Event Archives on managed Loggers, and perform management tasks including loading, unloading, and indexing archives.

Logger Event Archive management is only available for managed Loggers of version 6.2 or later.

For complete information on managing Logger Event Archives, see the Logger Administrator's Guide.

The following parameters are shown on the Logger Event Archives list:

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Peers | For Loggers, the number of peers of the Logger. To see the Logger's peers in detail, click the number shown.
Event Status | The status of a current archiving job, where status is one of the following values: Loading: The archive is being loaded on the managed Logger. Loaded: The archive is currently loaded on the managed Logger. Unloading: The archiving job is currently executing. Archived: The archiving job is complete. Failed: The archiving job was not successful.
Index Status | The status of a current indexing job, where status is one of the following values. None: No indexing status is available. Pending: The indexing job is about to begin. A pending job can be canceled by clicking in the Cancel column of the table. Indexing: The indexing job is in process. Indexed: The indexing job is complete. Failed: The indexing job was unsuccessful.
Cancel | Click the X to cancel a pending indexing job before it begins.

To view Logger event archives:

1. Under Configuration Management, select Logger Event Archive.
2. On the Event Archive List tab, select your criteria to search for Logger Event Archives on managed Loggers.
3. Select a Start and End Date, then select one or more Loggers to search.
4. Click Search. All Logger Event Archives matching the search criteria are listed in hierarchical format: by managed Logger, then by Storage Group, and finally by Event Archive.

To toggle the view open or closed, click Expand or Collapse.

## Managing Event Archives

You can perform two management tasks on managed Loggers related to event archives: loading (or unloading) archives, and indexing them.

To load an event archive:

1. On the Event Archive List, select an archive to load.
2. Click Load Archive. The selected operation will be performed. The status of the job will be shown in the Event Status column.

To index an Event Archive:

1. On the Event Archive List, select an archive to index.
2. Click Index Archive. The selected archive will be indexed. The status of the indexing job will be shown in the Index Status column.

## Viewing Load/Unload History

You can also view your Logger event archive load, unload, and indexing history. This displays the actions taken in ArcMC to view Logger Event Archives.

To view Logger event archive load/unload history:

1. Under Configuration Management, select Initial Configurations > Logger Event Archive.
2. Click the Archive Load/Unload History tab. The activity history is displayed.