Information Center Configuration Examples; Log Output To A Unix Log Host - H3C S3100 Series Operation Manual

Operation
Display the status of trap buffer
and the information recorded in the
trap buffer
Clear information recorded in the
log buffer
Clear information recorded in the
trap buffer

Information Center Configuration Examples

Log Output to a UNIX Log Host

Network requirements
The switch sends the following log information to the Unix log host whose IP address is 202.38.1.10: the
log information of the two modules ARP and IP, with severity higher than "informational".
Network diagram
Figure 1-1 Network diagram for log output to a Unix log host
Configuration procedure
1) Configure the switch:
# Enable the information center.
<Switch> system-view
[Switch] info-center enable
# Disable the function of outputting information to log host channels.
[Switch] undo info-center source default channel loghost
# Configure the host whose IP address is 202.38.1.10 as the log host. Permit ARP and IP modules to
output information with severity level higher than informational to the log host.
[Switch] info-center loghost 202.38.1.10 facility local4
[Switch] info-center source arp channel loghost log level informational debug state off trap
state off
[Switch] info-center source ip channel loghost log level informational debug state off trap
state off
2) Configure the log host:
The operations here are performed on SunOS 4.0. The operations on other manufacturers' Unix
operation systems are similar.
Step 1: Execute the following commands as the super user (root user).
# mkdir /var/log/Switch
# touch /var/log/Switch/information
Step 2: Edit the file "/etc/syslog.conf" as the super user (root user) to add the following selector/action
pairs.
Command
display trapbuffer [ unit unit-id ] [ size
buffersize ]
reset logbuffer [ unit unit-id ]
reset trapbuffer [ unit unit-id ]
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Description
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