Log Message Components; Logging Destinations And Levels - Nortel 2360 Configuration Manual

Log message components

Each log message contains the following components:
Field
Facility
Date
Severity
Tag
Message

Logging destinations and levels

A logging destination is the location to which logged event messages are sent for storage or display. By default, only
session logging is disabled. You can enable or disable logging to each destination and filter the messages by the severity
of the logged event or condition. (For details, see
System events and conditions at different severity levels can be logged to multiple destinations. By default, events at the
error level and higher are posted to the console and to the log buffer. Debug output is logged to the trace buffer by
default. Table 2 summarizes the destinations and defaults for system log messages.
Table 2: System log destinations and defaults
Destination Definition
buffer Sends log information to the
nonvolatile system buffer.
console Sends log information to the
console.
current Sends log information to the
current Telnet or console session.
server Sends log information to the
ip-address syslog server at the specified IP
address.
sessions Sets defaults for Telnet sessions.
trace Sends log information to the
volatile trace buffer.
Specifying a severity level sends log messages for events or conditions at that level or higher to the logging destination.
Table 3 lists the severity levels and their descriptions. (For defaults, see
on page 673.)
Description
Portion of WSS Software that is affected
Time and date the message is generated
Severity level of the message. (See
Identifier for the message
Description of the error condition
Table 3: "Event severity levels" on page
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Table 3: "Event severity levels" on page
Default Operation and Severity Level
Buffer is enabled and shows error-level events.
Console is enabled and shows error-level events.
Settings for the type of session that the user is
currently having with the WSS
Server is set during configuration and displays
error-level events.
Logging is disabled and shows information-level
events when enabled.
Trace is enabled and shows debug output.
Table 2: "System log destinations and defaults"
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