Troubleshooting Guide

Variable Value
• 3: Manufacturing — this parameter is not available for
customer use
• 4: Fatal — only fatal messages are recorded
screen Configures the log display on the screen to on. Use the no form
of the command to stop the log display on the screen: no
logging screen
transferFile <1–10> address {A.B.C.D}
filename-prefix WORD<0–200
Transfers the syslog file to a remote FTP/TFTP server. <1–10>
specifies the file ID. The address {A.B.C.D} option specifies
the IP address. The filename-prefix WORD<0–200> option
sets the filename prefix for the log file at the remote host.
write WORD<1-1536> Writes the log file with the designated string. WORD<1-1536> is
the string or command that you append to the log file. If the
string contains spaces, you must enclose the string in quotation
marks (").
Configuring the remote host address for log transfer
Before you begin
• The IP address you configure for the remote host must be reachable at the time of
configuration.
• You must log on to the Global Configuration mode in ACLI.
About this task
Configure the remote host address for log transfer. The system transfers the current log file to a
remote host after the log file size reaches the maximum size.
Procedure
Configure the remote host address for log transfer:
logging transferFile {1-10} address {A.B.C.D} [filename WORD<0–255>]
Example
VSP-4850GTS-PWR+:1(config)#logging transferFile 1 address 172.16.120.10
Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to use the logging transferFile command.
Log configuration using ACLI
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