Synchronize Log Messages; Enable Timestamp On Syslog Messages - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

Synchronize log messages

You can configure FTOS to filter and consolidate the system messages for a specific line by synchronizing
the message output. Only the messages with a severity at or below the set level appear. This feature works
on the terminal and console connections available on the system.
To synchronize log messages, use these commands in the following sequence starting in the
CONFIGURATION mode:
Step Command Syntax
1 line { console 0 | vty
| aux 0 }
2 logging synchronous [ level
all ] [ ]
limit
To view the logging synchronous configuration, use the

Enable timestamp on syslog messages

By default, syslog messages do not include a time/date stamp stating when the error or message was
created.
To have FTOS include a timestamp with the syslog message, use the following command syntax in the
CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax
service timestamps
[
debug ]
datetime
[ ] [
msec show-timezone
]
uptime
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[
number end-number
severity-level
Command Mode
[
CONFIGURATION
log |
[ ]
localtime
] |
Command Mode
] CONFIGURATION
| LINE
show config
Purpose
Add timestamp to syslog messages. Specify the following
optional parameters:
• datetime : You can add the keyword localtime to include the
localtime, msec, and show-timezone . If you do not add
the keyword localtime , the time is UTC.
• uptime . To view time since last boot.
If neither parameter is specified, FTOS configures uptime .
Purpose
Enter the LINE mode. Configure the
following parameters for the virtual
terminal lines:
• range: zero (0) to 8.
number
• range: 1 to 8.
end-number
You can configure multiple virtual
terminals at one time by entering a
and an
end-number.
Configure a level and set the maximum
number of messages to be printed.
Configure the following optional
parameters:
• range: 0 to 7.
level
severity-level
Default is 2. Use the all keyword to
include all messages.
• range: 20 to 300. Default is 20.
limit
command in the LINE mode.
number