Debug Command; Debug Messages - HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting
Debug/Syslog Operation

Debug Command

At the manager level, use the debug command to perform two main functions:
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By default, no debug destination is enabled and only Event Log messages are
enabled to be sent.
N o t e
To configure a Syslog server, use the logging <syslog-ip-addr> command. For
more information, see "Configuring a Syslog Server" on page C-48.

Debug Messages

Use the debug command to configure the types of debug messages that the
switch can send to configured debug destinations.
Syntax: [no] debug < debug-type >
Syntax: [no] debug < debug-type > (Continued)
C-44
Specifies the types of event messages to be sent to an external destination.
Specifies the destinations to which selected message types are sent.
all
Configures the switch to send all debug message types to
configured debug destination(s). (Default: Disabled - No
debug messages are sent.)
event
Configures the switch to send Event Log messages to config­
ured debug destinations.
Note: This value does not affect the reception of event
notification messages in the Event Log on the switch.
event
Event Log messages are automatically enabled to be sent to
debug destinations in these conditions:
• If no Syslog server address is configured and you enter
the logging <syslog-ip-addr> command to configure a
destination address.
• If at least one Syslog server address is configured in the
startup configuration and the switch is rebooted or reset.
Event log messages are the default type of debug message
sent to configured debug destinations.