Reference Guide

70 | Switch Management
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Log Messages in the Internal Buffer
All error messages, except those beginning with %BOOTUP (Message), are logged in the internal buffer.
Configuring Task List for System Log Management
The following list includes the configuration tasks for system log management:
• Disabling System Logging
• Sending System Messages to a Syslog Server
Disabling System Logging
By default, logging is enabled and log messages are sent to the logging buffer, all terminal lines, console,
and syslog servers.
Enable and disable system logging using the following commands:
Sending System Messages to a Syslog Server
Send system messages to a syslog server by specifying the server with the following command:
Configuring a Unix System as a Syslog Server
Configure a UNIX system as a syslog server by adding the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf on the Unix
system and assigning write permissions to the file.
• on a 4.1 BSD UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/log/dell.log
• on a 5.7 SunOS UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/adm/dell.log
In the lines above, local7 is the logging facility level and debugging is the severity level.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Disable all logging except on the console.
no logging on
CONFIGURATION
Disable logging to the logging buffer.
no logging buffer
CONFIGURATION
Disable logging to terminal lines.
no logging monitor
CONFIGURATION
Disable console logging.
no logging console
CONFIGURATION
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Specify the server to which you want to send system
messages. You can configure up to eight syslog servers.
logging {ip-address | hostname} CONFIGURATION