PuTTY sessions can be configured to log activity, as can most other terminal emulators.  Such logs can be used in conjunction with the Avanti logs for problem diagnosis.

Tip: Capturing History

Two changes to the PuTTY configuration are useful when capturing information.  Similar changes are recommended if using other terminal emulators.

1)Under Change Settings> Window modify "Lines of scrollback" to 2000.  PuTTY then retains 2000 lines of history in the scroll back buffer.

2)Under Change Settings> Sessions select "Never" for "Close window on exit".  This preserves the PuTTY window if the virtual Alpha crashes.

3)Once these changes have been made, highlight "Default Settings" under the Saved Sessions box and click the [Save] button.  PuTTY will then retain the setting for future console sessions.