Redirecting Debug And Error Message Output - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for Catalyst 2950:

Table of Contents

Troubleshooting

Using Debug Commands

Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output

By default, the network server sends the output from debug commands and system error messages to the

console. If you use this default, you can use a virtual terminal connection to monitor debug output

instead of connecting to the console port.

Possible destinations include the console, virtual terminals, internal buffer, and UNIX hosts running a

syslog server. The syslog format is compatible with 4.3 Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) UNIX

and its derivatives.

Be aware that the debugging destination that you use affects system overhead. Logging messages to the

console produces very high overhead, whereas logging messages to a virtual terminal produces less

overhead. Logging messages to a syslog server produces even less, and logging to an internal buffer

produces the least overhead of any method.

Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide