Configuring Message Logger Settings For A Managed Device; Configuring Local Log Settings - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

5 Specify a trap target.
You can specify the IP address or DNS name of the management console as a trap target.
6 Specify the port number of the SNMP server.
By default, the port number is 162.
7 Specify the community string of the SNMP trap that is to be sent.
The default value of the community string is Public.
8 Click OK or Apply.
40.2 Configuring Message Logger Settings for a
Managed Device
The following settings of the Message Logger can be configured to log the messages on a managed
device:
Section 40.2.1, "Configuring Local Log Settings," on page 516
Section 40.2.2, "Configuring System Log Settings," on page 517

40.2.1 Configuring Local Log Settings

These settings allow you to write messages into a local file. The name of the log file for ZMD
logging is zmd-messages.log; for ZENloader logging it is loader-messages.log; and
for ZEN server logging it is services-messages.log. The path of the local log files is /
var/opt/novell/log/zenworks.
1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration.
2 In Management Zone Settings, click Local Device Logging.
3 Under Local File, select the Log Message to a Local File if Severity Is check box to enable the
fields.
4 In the Log Message to a Local File if Severity Is field, select a value from the drop-down list.
Select Error to store the messages with an Error severity.
Select Warning and Above to store the messages with a severity of Warning and Error.
Select Information and Above to store the messages that have a severity of Information,
Warning, and Error.
Select Debug and Above to store the messages that have a severity of Debug, Information,
Warning, and Error
5 In the Limit File Size To field, specify the size of the file in MB or KB. The default value is 10
MB.
The messages are backed up after reaching the specified size and the file is reset.
6 In the Number of Backup Files field, specify the number of backup files to take. The default
value is 1.
The maximum number of backup files is 99. The most recent backup file is named central-
message.log.1, the second most recent file has the number 2 and so on. When the
maximum file size is reached, the oldest file is deleted.
7 Click OK or Apply.
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