Patent ID: 7562139

Claim:
A log event management system stored in and running on a network device for managing events in the network device, comprising: a plurality of service modules for generating various log events, and classifying the log events into different classes, the different classes being ranked as having different levels; an event forwarding module for collecting the log events; an event management module for registering a callback function in the event forwarding module to collect the log events; and an event storage module for storing the log events; a user interface for displaying the log events of different classes according to the respective classes of the log events; and wherein the classes comprises a first class of running events of the network device, a second class of configuration events of the network device, a third class of events that disturb the network device, and a fourth class of events that can lead to breakdown of the network device, wherein the second class has a level higher than a level of the first class, the third class has a level higher than the level of the second class, and the fourth class has a level higher than the level of the third class.