Configuring System Logging To A Pcmcia Or External Flash - Avaya 8800 Troubleshooting Manual

Prerequisites
• The IP address you configure for the remote host must be reachable at the time of
configuration.
• Access Global Configuration mode.
Procedure steps
1. Configure the remote host address for log transfer by using the following command:
2. You can specify the file name:
Variable definitions
Use the information in the following table to help you use the logging transferFile
<1-10> command.
address <A.B.C.D>
filename <WORD
0-255>

Configuring system logging to a PCMCIA or external flash

System logs are a valuable diagnostic tool. You can send log messages to a PCMCIA card (or
external flash on the 8895 SF/CPU) for later retrieval.
Troubleshooting
logging transferFile <1-10> address <A.B.C.D>
logging transferFile <1-10> filename <WORD 0-255>
Variable
Specifies the IP address of the host to where the log file
needs to be transferred. The remote host must be
reachable or the configuration will fail.
Specify the name of the file stored in the remote host. If not
configured, the current log file name is the default.
Configuring system logging to a PCMCIA or external flash
Value
Important:
Avaya recommends that you do not set this option. If this
option is set, the previously transferred log file is
overwritten on the remote server.
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