Specifications

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System Management Software Configuration Guide for Cisco IE 2000U and Connected Grid Switches

Configuring System Message Logging

This chapter describes how to configure system message logging on the Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000U

Series (IE 2000U) and Connected Grid Switches, hereafter referred to as switch.

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the documents

listed in the “Related Documents” section on page 13-17.

This chapter consists of these sections:

• Information About System Message Logging, page 13-1

• Prerequisites, page 13-3

• Guidelines and Limitations, page 13-3

• Default Settings, page 13-3

• Configuring System Message Logging, page 13-3

• Verifying the Configuration, page 13-16

• Configuration Example, page 13-16

• Related Documents, page 13-17

• Feature History, page 13-18

Information About System Message Logging

By default, a switch sends the output from system messages and debug privileged EXEC commands to

a logging process. The logging process controls the distribution of logging messages to various

destinations, such as the logging buffer, terminal lines, or a UNIX syslog server, depending on your

configuration. The process also sends messages to the console.

Note The syslog format is compatible with 4.3 BSD UNIX.

When the logging process is disabled, messages are sent only to the console. The messages are sent as

they are generated, so message and debug output are interspersed with prompts or output from other

commands. Messages appear on the console after the process that generated them has finished.