Log Configuration Overview - Alcatel-Lucent 7450 System Management Manual

Log Types

Log Configuration Overview

Configure logging parameters to save information in a log file or direct the messages to other
devices. Logging does the following:
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Log Types
Logs can be configured in the following contexts:
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Provides you with logging information for monitoring and troubleshooting.
Allows you to select the types of logging information to be recorded.
Allows you to assign a severity to the log messages.
Allows you to select the source and target of logging information.
Log file — Log files can contain log event message streams or accounting/billing
information. Log file IDs are used to direct events, alarms/traps and debug information to
their respective targets.
SNMP trap groups — SNMP trap groups contain an IP address and community names
which identify targets to send traps following specified events.
Syslog — Information can be sent to a syslog host that is capable of receiving selected
syslog messages from a network element.
Event control — Configures a particular event or all events associated with an application
to be generated or suppressed.
Event filters — An event filter defines whether to forward or drop an event or trap based
on match criteria.
Accounting policies — An accounting policy defines the accounting records that will be
created. Accounting policies can be applied to one or more service access points (SAPs).
Event logs — An event log defines the types of events to be delivered to its associated
destination.
Event throttling rate — Defines the rate of throttling events.
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