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Synchronizing log messages
You can configure Dell Networking OS to filter and consolidate the system messages for a specific line by
synchronizing the message output. Only the messages with a severity at or below the set level appear. This
feature works on the terminal and console connections available on the system.
To synchronize log messages, use these commands in the following sequence starting in the
CONFIGURATION mode:
To view the logging synchronous configuration, use the
show config command in the LINE mode.
Enabling timestamp on syslog messages
By default, syslog messages do not include a time/date stamp stating when the error or message was
created.
To configure Dell Networking OS to provide a timestamp with the syslog message, use the following
command syntax in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To view the configuration, use the
show running-config logging command in the EXEC privilege mode.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1 line {console 0 | vty number [end-number]
| aux 0}
CONFIGURATION Enter the LINE mode. Configure the
following parameters for the virtual
terminal lines:
• number range: zero (0) to 9.
• end-number range: 1 to 8.
You can configure multiple virtual
terminals at one time by entering a number
and an end-number.
2
logging synchronous [level severity-level |
all] [limit]
LINE Configure a level and set the maximum
number of messages to be printed.
Configure the following optional
parameters:
• level severity-level range: 0 to 7.
Default is 2. Use the all keyword to
include all messages.
• limit range: 20 to 300. Default is 20.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
service timestamps [log |
debug
] [datetime [localtime]
[
msec] [show-timezone] |
uptime]
CONFIGURATION Add timestamp to syslog messages. Specify the following
optional parameters:
• datetime: You can add the keyword localtime to include the
localtime, msec, and show-timezone. If you do not add
the keyword localtime, the time is UTC.
• uptime. To view time since last boot.
If neither parameter is specified, Dell Networking OS
configures uptime.