Overview of Event Viewer

Windows Event Viewer provides Windows Server 2012 event log . Event logs provide information about the system event appears in Windows. The events include information, warning and error messages about Windows components and applications installed.

Event Viewer provides basic classification of Windows event logs, including applications, security settings, and system events and packet logs installing Windows Components category from individuals and specific list of applications. Individual events provided about the events that occurred, when an event occurs, the source of the event , and detailed technical information to assist in troubleshooting the case of the type of detailed information .

In addition, the Event Viewer, you can consolidate from multiple computers to log on to a by subscribing to a centralized computer. Finally, you can configure the Event Viewer to execute According to a particular event or action occurred. This may include sending e-mail, Start the application, run a script, or may attempt to notify you or other maintenance operations Solve potential problems.

Windows Server 2012 Event Viewer contains the following important features:
• Includes several new log. You can access the logs and many individual parts Subsystem
• To view the power of multiple logs. You can filter specific events across multiple logs, thereby create simple, problem investigation and resolution may appear different problem log.
• Custom views are listed. You can use filters to narrow down the search, only in the event you are interested, you can save the filter views.
• Configure scheduled tasks, the ability to respond to events that run. You need to automate in response to these events. Event Viewer integrated Task Scheduler.
• Ability to create and manage subscriptions event. You can collect events from remote Computer and then stored locally.
Event Viewer tracks information in several different logs . The logs provide detailed information Comprising:
• Description of the event
• Number of Event ID
• components or subsystems that generated event
• information , warning or error condition
• Time of occurrence
• represents the user name of its events
• In the event occurs on a computer
• Link to Microsoft TechNet for detailed information about the event