System Logs Configuration - Dell PowerConnect 5212 System User's Manual

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System Logs Configuration

The system can be configured to send debug and error messages to a logging process. This logging process controls the type of error messages that are
stored in switch memory or sent to a remote syslog server.
The system log messages are categorized by severity into eight levels, from 0 (Emergencies) to 7 (Debugging). See the following table:
Level Argument Level Description
Emergencies 0 System unusable
Alerts 1 Immediate action needed
Critical 2 Critical conditions
Errors 3 Error conditions
Warnings 4 Warning conditions
Notifications 5 Normal but significant condition
Informational 6 Informational messages only
Debugging 7 Debugging messages
The system allows you to specify which levels are logged to random access memory (RAM) or flash memory.
Severe error messages that are logged to flash memory are permanently stored in the switch to assist in troubleshooting network problems. Up to 4096 log
entries can be stored in the flash memory, with the oldest entries being overwritten first when the available memory for logs (256 kilobyte) has been
exceeded.
The Switch/General/System Logs page allows you to configure and limit system messages that are logged to flash or RAM memory. The default is for levels
0 to 3 to be logged to flash and levels 0 to 7 to be logged to RAM.
The Switch/General/System Logs page contains the following editable fields:
System Log Status — Enables/disables the logging of debug or error messages to the logging process.
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Flash Level — Limits log messages saved to the switch's permanent flash memory for all levels up to the specified level. For example, if level 3 is
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specified, all messages from level 0 to level 3 will be logged to flash.
NOTE: The Flash Level must be equal to or less than the Ram Level.
Ram Level — Limits log messages saved to the switch's temporary RAM memory for all levels up to the specified level. For example, if level 7 is
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specified, all messages from level 0 to level 7 will be logged to RAM.
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