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80 ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide

Commands for Managing the Switch

enable syslog

Description

Enables logging to a remote logging by way of the UNIX syslog host facility.

Syntax Description

This command has no parameters or options.

Default

Remote logging is disabled by default.

Usage Guidelines

You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.

In order to enable remote logging, you must do the following:

¥ ConÞgure the syslog host to accept and log messages.

¥ Enable remote logging by using the enable syslog command.

¥ ConÞgure remote logging by using the configure syslog command.

By default, warnings and more serious messages are logged. To log messages of a different severity

level, use the configure log display command.

You must use the build command to commit the conÞguration changes made by this command.

Example

This example enables logging to a remote syslog host:

SummitPx1::12 # enable syslog

* SummitPx1::13 # configure syslog ipaddress 10.1.1.1

* SummitPx1::14 # build

History

This command was available in ExtremeWarePx 1.1.

Platform Availability

This command is available on the Px-series application switch.