Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-1000A Administration Manual page 364

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Local ID: The identifier for the FortiGate unit. This must match the device name
assigned to this unit on the FortiLog unit.
Pre-shared key The pre-shared key used for encryption.
Table 38 describes the FortiGate logging severity levels.
Table 38: Logging severity levels
Level Description
Emergency The system has become unstable.
Alert Immediate action is required.
Critical Functionality is affected.
Error An error condition exists and functionality could be affected.
Warning Functionality could be affected.
Notification Notification of normal events.
Information General information about system operations.
Disk settings
Maximum size of log The maximum size of the log file that is saved to the disk. When the log
file file reaches the specified maximum size, the current log file is saved and
a new active log file is started. The default maximum log file size is
100 MB and the maximum log file size allowed is 1 GB.
Roll log time The specified time of day, when the FortiGate unit saves the current log
file and starts a new active log file. The FortiGate unit uses the date
configured in the Roll log day setting.
Roll Log Frequency The number of times the current log should be saved and a new active
log started: each minute, hour, or day (as selected in the Unit drop down
list).
Unit The unit of time that corresponds to the specified Roll Log Frequency:
minute, hour, or day.
Roll log day The day of the week when the FortiGate unit saves the log file and starts
a new log file. The FortiGate unit uses the time of date configured in the
Roll log time setting.
Roll log policy The policy to follow for saving the current log and starting a new active
log. Overwritten deletes the oldest log entry when the disk is full. Block
traffic stops all network traffic when the disk is full. Do not log stops
logging messages when the disk is full.
Level The FortiGate unit logs all messages at and above the logging severity
level you select. For example, if you select Error, the unit logs Error,
Critical, Alert and Emergency level messages. See
severity levels," on page
Log file upload settings
Upload When Rolling Select to upload log files to an FTP server whenever a log file rolls.
Configure settings for the FTP server and select the type of log files to
upload.
Upload Server IP Enter the IP address of the FTP server to which to upload the log files.
Port Enter the port number used by the FTP server. The default port is 21,
which is the standard FTP port.
Username Enter the user name required to connect to the FTP server.
Password Enter the password required to connect to the FTP server.
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