When a log record is created or replaced, the 'logIndexNumber' is incremented, then stored within the new log record's 'logRecIndexNumber'. Thus the log record with a 'logRecIndexNumber' of 1 is the first system event that was placed into the log. This log record can be deleted if 1) it does NOT effect health, or 2) if it effects health, it is currently NORMALIZED. This operation can be accomplished by setting this variable to 0. Setting this variable to any other value results in a BAD-VALUE error. If the record is not found, then NO-SUCH-NAME is return. If the record effects health and has not been NORMALIZED, then a READ-ONLY error is returned. This variable is also the SNMP table definition 'index' which identifies a particular 'row' of the SNMP table. The retrieval of any variable of the 'logRecTable' is effected by the viewing variables, which provide sorting, filtering and page controls. These variables are: 'logViewPageSize', 'logViewPageControl', 'logViewSeverityFilter', 'logViewMethod', 'logViewDirection', 'logViewAge'.