Nortel 8300 Troubleshooting Manual page 92

92 Troubleshooting tools
Using the system log in the CLI
The syslog facility logs messages and assigns each message a severity
level based on importance.
Use the following procedure to configure the syslog facility.
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To create a syslog host, enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> create
To configure a host location for the syslog host; enter the following
command:
config sys syslog host <id> address <ipaddr>
To specify the facility used in message to the syslog host, enter the
following command:
config sys syslog host <id> facility <facility>
To specify the UDP port number on which to send syslog message
to the syslog host; enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> udp-port <port>
To specify the maximum number of support syslog hosts; enter the
following command:
config sys syslog max-hosts <maxhost>
To specify the syslog severity level to use for the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 information messages; enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> mapinfo <level>
To specify the syslog severity level to use for the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 error messages; enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> maperror <level>
To specify the syslog severity level to use for the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 fatal messages; enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> mapfatal <level>
To specify the syslog severity level to use for the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 warning messages; enter the following command:
config sys syslog host <id> mapwarning <level>
To specify the severity levels for which syslog messages must be
sent for the specified modules; enter the following command:
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
Troubleshooting
NN46200-704 01.01 Standard
4.0 29 October 2007