How to hide unnecessary logs from the firewall?

Administrators may encounter a few logs in SonicWall that are not required for troubleshooting and hence want to disable them so that it can free up the space for the required and more useful logs.
The article explains how we can take the log id from the log messages and disable the logging of that in the SonicWall GUI as well as the delivery of that log to email/FTP/syslog if automation has been configured.

Resolution for SonicOS 7.X

This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.5 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 7.X firmware.

•  Navigate to Monitor|Logs|System Logs and verify the log ID from the log messages which you want to disable the logging for.
  
  

•   Navigate to Device|Logs|Settings and select the 'Filter' option. Put the log ID value  which you have taken and want to disable it and then click Find

            EXAMPLE: We are taking log ID 1573 for one of the ipv6 associated logs.  

            TIP: Once you have put the log ID and clicked Find, click on the filter button again to see the proper UI options.

•  Uncheck the GUI option and other options based on the requirement and click Accept.
  
  

Resolution for SonicOS 6.5

This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 firmware.

•  Navigate to Investigate|Logs|Event Logs and verify the log ID from the log messages which you want to disable the logging for.
  
  

•  Navigate to Manage|Log Settings|Base Setup and select the 'Filter' icon (+). 
  
  

          EXAMPLE: We are taking log ID 1573 for one of the ipv6 associated logs. 

           Put the syntax as id=<id value> as show in below step:

•  Uncheck the GUI option and other options based on the requirement and click Accept.