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Logging—Enables device global logs for Cache, File, and Server Logs. Console logs are enabled by default and cannot be disabled. The possible field
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values are:
Enable—Enables saving logs in Cache (RAM), File (FLASH), and an External Server.
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Disable—Disables saving logs. Console logs cannot be disabled.
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Severity—The following are the available severity logs:
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Emergency—Indicates the highest warning level. If the device is down or not functioning properly, an emergency log message is saved to the
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specified logging location.
Alert—Indicates the second highest warning level. An alert log is saved if there is a serious device malfunction; for example, if all device features
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are down.
Critical—Indicates the third-highest warning level. A critical log is saved when a critical device malfunction occurs; for example, if two device ports
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are not functioning while the rest of the device ports remain functional.
Error—Indicates that a device error has occurred; for example, if a single port is offline.
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Warning—Indicates the lowest level of a device warning. The device is functioning, but an operational problem has occurred.
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Notice—Provides the network administrators with device information.
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Informational—Provides device information.
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Debug—Provides detailed information about the log. If a Debug error occurs, contact Dell Online Technical Support (www.support.dell.com).
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NOTE:
When a severity level is selected, all severity level choices above the selection are selected automatically.
The Global Log Parameters page also contains check boxes that correspond to a distinct logging system:
Console—Indicates the minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the console.
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RAM Logs—Indicates the minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the Log File kept in RAM (Cache).
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Log File—Indicates the minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the Log File kept in FLASH memory.
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Enabling Logs:
1. Open the Global Log Parameters page.
2. Select Enable in the Logging drop-down list.
3. Select the log type and log severity in the Global Log Parameters check boxes.
4. Click Apply Changes. The log settings are saved, and the device is updated.
Enabling Logs Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed in the Global Log Parameters page.
CLI Command
logging on
logging ip-address [port port] [severity level] [facility facility]
[description text]
logging console level
logging buffered level
logging file level
clear logging
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Console (config)# logging on
Console (config)# logging console errors
Console (config)# logging buffered debugging
Description
Enables error message logging.
Logs messages to a syslog server. For a list of the Severity levels, see
Severity
Levels".
Limits messages logged to the console based on severity.
Limits syslog messages displayed from an internal buffer (RAM) based on
severity.
Limits syslog messages sent to the logging file based on severity.
Clears logs.
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