Syslogd Configuration; Configuring The Host - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Troubleshooting Manual

Syslogd configuration

The system logging daemon (syslogd) is an IP-based service for logging system messages made
available by default on UNIX and Linux operating systems. It is available as a third-party application
for Windows operating systems.
Fabric OS can be configured to use a UNIX-style syslogd process to forward system events and error
messages to log files on a remote host system. The host system can be running UNIX, Linux, or any
other operating system that supports the standard syslogd functionality.
Fabric OS supports UNIX local7 facilities (the default facility level is 7). Configuring for syslogd
involves configuring the host, enabling syslogd on the switch, and, optionally, setting the facility
level.

Configuring the host

Fabric OS supports a subset of UNIX-style message severities that default to the UNIX local7 facility.
To configure the host, edit the /etc/syslog.conf file to map Fabric OS message severities to UNIX
severities, as shown in
TABLE 23
Fabric OS message severity
Critical (1)
Error (2)
Warning (3)
Info (4)
In this example, Fabric OS messages map to local7 facility level 7 in the /etc/syslog.conf file:
local7.emerg
local7.alert
local7.crit
local7.err
local7.warning
local7.notice
Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
53-1002751-01

Syslogd configuration

20:29:20.806 FCPH
02fffffd,00fffffd,d2000000,00000000,02ee09a8
20:29:20.806 FCPH
22380000,02ee09a8,00000608,0000001c,00000000
20:29:32.638 FCPH
00fffffd,00fffffd,00000000,00000000,00000000
20:29:32.638 FCPH
00300000,00000000,000005f4,00020182,00000000
20:29:32.638 PORT
20:29:32.638 FCPH
00000000
20:29:32.638 FCPH
00300000,00000000,000005f4,00020182,00000000
20:29:32.639 PORT
<output truncated>
Table 23.
Fabric OS to UNIX message severities
/var/adm/swcritical
/var/adm/alert7
/var/adm/crit7
/var/adm/swerror
/var/adm/swwarning
/var/adm/notice7
read 3 40
seq 3 28
write 3 40
seq 3 28
Tx 3 40 02fffffd,00fffffd,09a9ffff,14000000
write 9 40 00fffffd,00fffffd,00000000,00000000,
seq 9 28
Tx 9 40 02fffffd,00fffffd,09aaffff,14000000
UNIX message severity
Emergency (0)
Error (3)
Warning (4)
Info (6)
10
113