Configuring a Syslog Server
Syslog is a client-server logging tool that allows a client switch to send event
notification messages to a networked device operating with Syslog server
software. Messages sent to a Syslog server can be stored to a file for later
debugging analysis.
To use the Syslog feature, you must install and configure a Syslog server
application on a networked host accessible to the switch. Refer to the docu-
mentation for the Syslog server application for instructions.
To configure a Syslog server, use the logging < syslog-ip-addr > command as
described below.
When you configure a Syslog server, Event Log messages are automatically
enabled to be sent to the server. To reconfigure this setting, use the following
commands:
Use debug command to specify additional debug message types (see
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"Debug Messages" on page C-45).
Use the logging command to configure the system module or severity level
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used to filter the Event Log messages sent to configured Syslog servers
(see "Configuring the Severity Level for Event Log Messages Sent to a
Syslog Server" on page C-53 and "Configuring the System Module Used to
Select the Event Log Messages Sent to a Syslog Server" on page C-54).
To display the currently configured Syslog servers as well as the types of debug
messages and the severity-level and system-module filters used to specify the
Event Log messages that are sent, enter the show debug command (see
"Displaying a Debug/Syslog Configuration" on page C-41).
Troubleshooting
Debug/Syslog Operation
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