Configuring Logging Levels; Event Log Levels - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

Field Description
Address To use an external
and path manager, you must
configure the VCS with the
IP address or host name
and path of the external
manager to be used.
Protocol Determines whether
communications with the
external manager are over
HTTP or HTTPS.
Certificate Controls whether the
verification certificate presented by
mode the external manager is
verified.

Configuring logging levels

The VCS provides an event logging facility for troubleshooting and auditing purposes. The Event Log
records information about such things as calls, registrations, and messages sent and received.
The Logging page (System >
Specify the Log level to set the amount of information to record.
n
Copy the event log to a remote syslog server.
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Event Log levels

All events have an associated level in the range 1-4, with Level 1 Events considered the most
important. The table below gives an overview of the levels assigned to different events.
Level Assigned Events
Level High-level events such as registration requests and call attempts. Easily human readable.
1 For example:
call attempt/connected/disconnected
n
registration attempt/accepted/rejected
n
Level All Level 1 Events, plus:
logs of protocol messages sent and received (SIP, H.323, LDAP and so on) excluding
2
n
noisy messages such as H.460.18 keepalives and H.245 video fast-updates
Level All Level 1 and Level 2 Events, plus:
protocol keepalives
3
n
call-related SIP signaling messages
n
Level The most verbose level: all Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Events, plus:
network level SIP messages
4
n
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6.1)
Usage tips
If you are using TMS as your external manager, use the
default path of tms/public/external/management/
SystemManagementService.asmx.
If you enable verification, you must also add the
certificate of the issuer of the external manager's
certificate to the file containing the VCS's trusted CA
certificates. This is done from the
page (Maintenance > Certificate management >
Security certificates).
Logging) lets you:
Network and system settings
Security certificates
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