Viewing Events

The Windows Server 2012 Event Viewer functionality is located in the new Server Manager. Selecting the Local Server or a Server Group gives administrators access to the event logs from that system. This provides a consolidated view that summarizes application and system event logs.

A more detailed view of event logs can be accessed by selecting a server group, right-clicking a server, and then choosing Computer Management. This will give the Server 2008 R2-style view that places event logs under the System Tools folder. This view gives the more traditional view that includes Application, Security, System, and Setup logs as well as Application and Services logs. The Events Viewer object on this page shows a high-level summary of ...

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