Monitor System Log Messages - Juniper EX4500 Hardware Manual

Monitor System Log Messages

Purpose
NOTE: This topic applies only to the J-Web Application package.
Use the monitoring functionality to filter and view system log messages for EX Series switches.
Action
To view events in the J-Web interface, select Monitor > Events and Alarms > View Events.
Apply a filter or a combination of filters to view messages. You can use filters to display relevant events.
Table 65 on page 249 describes the different filters, their functions, and the associated actions.
To view events in the CLI, enter the following command:
show log
Table 65: Filtering System Log Messages
Field
System Log File
Process
Function
Specifies the name of a system log file for
which you want to display the recorded
events.
Lists the names of all the system log files
that you configure.
By default, a log file, messages, is included
in the /var/log/ directory.
Specifies the name of the process
generating the events you want to display.
To view all the processes running on your
system, enter the CLI command show
system processes.
For more information about processes, see
the Junos OS Installation and Upgrade
Your Action
To specify events recorded in a particular
file, select the system log filename from the
list— for example, messages.
Select Include archived files to include
archived files in the search.
To specify events generated by a process,
type the name of the process.
For example, type mgd to list all messages
generated by the management process.
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