Quick Reference Guide
388 Syslog Commands
Syntax
•
logging
{ip4-address
|
ip6-address
|
hostname}
[
port
port
]
[
severity
level
] [
facility
facility
]
[
description
text
]
•
no logging
{ip4-address
|
ip6-address
|
hostname}
•
ip4-address
— Host IPv4 address to be used as a syslog server.
•
ip6-address
— Host IPv6 address to be used as a syslog server. When the IPv6 address is a Link
Local address (IPv6Z address), the outgoing interface name must be specified. Refer to the usage
guidelines for the interface name syntax.
•
hostname
— Hostname of the host to be used as a syslog server. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)
•
port
— Port number for syslog messages. If unspecified, the port number defaults to 514. (Range:
1 - 65535)
•
severity
level
— Limits the logging of messages to the syslog servers to a specified level:
emergencies
,
alerts
,
critical
,
errors
,
warnings
,
notifications
,
informational
and
debugging
. If
unspecified, the default level is
errors
.
•
facility
— The facility that is indicated in the message. Can be one of the following values:
local0,
local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local 6, local7
. If unspecified, the port number defaults to
local7
.
•
text
— Syslog server description. (Range: 1 - 64 characters)
Default Configuration
As described in the field descriptions.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• Multiple syslog servers can be used.
• If no specific severity level is specified, the global values apply to each server.
• The IPv6Z address format: <
ipv6-link-local-address
>%<
interface-name
>
–
interface-name
—
vlan
<
integer
> |
ch
<
integer
> |
isatap
<
integer
> | <
physical-port-name
> | 0
–
integer
— <
decimal-number
> | <
integer
><
decimal-number
>
–
decimal-number
— 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
–
physical-port-name
— Designated port number, for example g1.
If the egress interface is not specified, the default interface is selected. Specifying interface zone=0 is
the same as not defining an egress interface.
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