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• The trace syslog enhancement has nothing to do with the existing syslog
functionality.
• In each syslog trace, the management IP address of the switch is part of the syslog
header. This enables you to differentiate between multiple trace messages generated
from different switches.
Prerequisites
• Use a syslog server (such as a Linux PC running syslogd) that is reachable from the
test switch.
• Make sure there is an Active IP Route in the switch to the syslog server or relay. (This is
not required if the next-hop mac and port are specified while configuring the syslog
destination address).
Procedure steps
1. Configure the destination IP address to send the syslog trace packets using the
2. Enable syslog trace on the switch:
3. Ensure that the syslog server is started to capture or log the syslog trace packets.
4. Enable traces for the required modules:
Variable definitions
Use the information in the following table to help you use the trace syslog command.
Troubleshooting
following command:
trace syslog destination <ipaddr> [next-hop-mac <mac>] [port
<port>] [vlan <vlan_Id>]
The destination IP address is typically the IP address of the syslog server or the
relay.
To improve performance of syslog tracing, configure the MAC address of the next-
hop, the outgoing port on which the next-hop can be reached, and/or the VLAN
corresponding to the port.
trace syslog enable
trace level
When the traces that were enabled are generated in the switch, those traces are
captured and logged in the syslog server.
General troubleshooting
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