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Syslog Servers

Remote logging using Syslog servers provides the following advantages:
History and archiving – Storing logs remotely shifts the burden of storing log output to a
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device with an actual file system and cheap ample storage. This provides an option to
keep large logs files and the ability to archive and store log files.
Data Manipulation – Once the log data is on a system with tools that can manipulate it,
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log data can be used to generate valuable reports.
To configure logging via a Syslog server:
1. Define a Syslog host. Up to 3 Syslog servers can be defined.
2. Define the syslog "facility" that the messages are sent to on the remote syslog server. If a
syslog facility is not defined, the default facility, local7, is used.
3. Enable the Syslog server.
Addition optional configuration includes
You can associate the Syslog output with an access level. This limits access of the Syslog
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output to users with the proper security level. The default access level for Syslog output is
"read-write"
You can define Message Facility filters to overrule the default threshold. The following is a
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list of default facility thresholds:
- Syslog server – Warning
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Table 28: Supported Message Facilities 2 of 2
Message Facility
Codes
SWITCHFABRIC
LAG
VLAN
SNMP
POLICY
CLI
STP
THRESHOLD
Description
Switch fabric failures
Link Aggregation package messages
VLAN package messages
SNMP agent messages
Policy package messages
Command Line interpreter messages
Spanning tree package messages
RMON alarms messages
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