Specifications

Configuring Syslog
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4(errors) 5(warnings) 6(notifications)
7(information) 8(debugging)
Modifying Severity Levels and Assigning Syslog Servers for Applications
ApplicationsrunningonEnterasysdeviceswillusethedefaultSyslogsettingsunlessotherwise
configuredbythesetloggingserverorsetloggingdefaultcommandsaspreviously described.
Tomodifytheseveritylevelatwhichlogmessageswillbeforwardedandtheserver(s)towhich
theywillbesentforoneor
allapplications:
set logging application {[mnemonic|all]} [level level] [servers servers]
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtosettheseveritylevelforSSH(SecureShell)to5sothatwarning
conditionsandmessagesofgreaterseverity(levels5to1)generatedbythatapplicationwillbe
senttoSyslogserver1.
Switch1(rw)->set logging application SSH level 5 server 1
Enabling Console Logging and File Storage
Stackableandstandaloneswitchdevicesallowyoutodisplayloggingmessagestotheconsoleand
savetoapersistentfile.Inaddition,N‐Series,S‐Series,andK‐Seriesdevicesalsoprovidethe
optionofallowingyoutodisplaymessagestothecurrentconsoleCLIsessiononly(setlogging
here).
Consoleloggingallowsyoutoviewonlyasmanymessagesaswillfitonthescreen.Asnew
messagesappear,oldmessagessimplyscrollofftheconsole.Whilethisisatemporarymeansof
logginginformation,itallowsyoutotrackveryspecificactivitiesquicklyandeasily.Consolelog
messagescan
alsobesavedtoapersistentfile.OntheN‐Series,S‐Series,andK‐Series,consolelog
messagescanbesavedtoapersistentfileattwolocations:
• slotX/logs/current.log—Locationofcurrentsystemlogmessages(upto256k),whereX
specifiestheslotlocationofthedevice.
• slotX/logs/old.log—
Locationofprevioussystemlogmessages,whereXspecifiestheslot
locationofthedevice.Currentmessageswillbemovedtotheold.logwhencurrent.logfile
exceeds256k.
Usethefollowingcommandstoreviewandconfigureconsoleloggingandfilestorage.
Displaying to the Console and Saving to a File
Todisplaylogmessagestotheconsoleandsavetoapersistentfile:
set logging local console enable file enable
Note: Mnemonic values are case sensitive and must be typed as they are listed in the show
logging application command display for your device. Refer to Table 1 for sample CLI mnemonic
values.
Depending on your platform, you may see different applications listed from those shown in the
example above.
Note: The set logging local command requires that you specify both console and file settings. For
example, set logging local console enable would not execute without also specifying file enable
or disable.