Enabling Syslogd On The Core Switch 2/64 Or San Switch 2/32 - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Diagnostics and Status
Example
kern.warning /var/adm/SilkWorm
The following entry in /etc/syslog.conf causes all messages (Debug, Info,
Warning, Error, Critical, and Panic) from the switch to be stored in the file
/var/adm/SilkWorm.
Example
kern.debug /var/adm/SilkWorm
The kern prefix identifies that the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Switch 2/32 use
"kernel" syslogd facility to dispatch error log messages to the syslogd daemon.
The placement of entries is critical to this function. Refer to
on the Remote
on page 173 for instructions.

Enabling syslogd on the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Switch 2/32

This procedure explains how to configure the switch to dispatch error log
messages to a remote syslogd host.
To configure the switch to forward switch error log messages to a remote syslogd
host the following steps must be performed:
1. Log in to the switch as Admin user.
2. At the command line enter the syslogdipadd command using the
3. Verify the IP address was entered correctly using the syslogdipshow
The following example shows how to configure the switch to dispatch error log
messages to a remote syslogd host whose IP address is 192.168.148.189
Example
switch:admin> syslogdipadd 192.168.148.189
switch:admin> syslogdipshow
syslog.IP.address.1 192.168.148.189
174
Host" on page 173 and
following syntax:
switch:admin>syslogdipadd "IP address of the remote
syslogd host"
command.
"Configuring syslogd on the Remote
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"Configuring syslogd
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