# Change logging options for Sidewinder Proxies

Sidewinder Logging Profiles define which events detected by Sidewinder Proxies create log entries, and how often log entries are created.

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If the settings in the default Sidewinder Logging Profile element meet your needs, there is no need to create a custom Sidewinder Logging Profile element.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Configuration.
2. Browse to Other Elements > Sidewinder Elements > Sidewinder Logging Profiles.
3. Right-click Sidewinder Logging Profiles, then select New Sidewinder Logging Profile.
4. In the Name field, enter a unique name.
5. Select logging options for Situation Categories or individual Situations.
6. Click OK.

## Sidewinder Logging Profile Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to define which events detected by SSM Proxies are logged, and how often logs are created.

Option | Definition
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Name | Specifies a unique name for the Sidewinder Logging Profile element.
Comment | Adds a comment for your own reference.
Search | Opens a search field.
Tools | Refresh View — Updates the view. Expand All — Expands all levels of the tree. Collapse All — Collapses all levels of the tree. Show Only Overrides — When selected, only Situations for which logging options have been changed are shown.
Name | Shows the names of the Situation Category elements and Situation elements for which you can configure logging options.
Severity | Shows the severity value of the Situation element.
Log Frequency | Shows how often logs are created when the Situation is detected. Clicking opens a drop-down list. Never — Logs are never created. Always — Logs are created each time the Situation is detected. Limited — Logs are created according to the limits that you select. Opens the Select Log Frequency dialog box.
Overrides | Indicates Situation Categories for which logging options have been changed.

## Select Log Frequency dialog box

Use this dialog box to select how often logs are created for individual Situation elements for Sidewinder Proxy.

Option | Definition
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Override Default Settings | When selected, activates the settings and overrides the settings defined in the Sidewinder Logging Profile.
Log Frequency | Never — Logs are never created. Always — Logs are created each time the Situation is detected. Limited — Logs are created according to the limits that you select.
Level | Shows the log level of the log entry that is created.
Log | The number of occurrences to log in the specified interval.
Every | The interval during which to limit logging. Select the time period from the drop-down list.