Installation guide

8-8 Motorola RF Switch System Reference Guide
3. Select the Enable Logging Module checkbox to enable the switch to log system events to a user
defined log file or a syslog server.
4. Select the Enable Logging to Buffer checkbox to enable the switch to log system events to a buffer.
The log levels are categorized by their severity. The default level is 3, (errors detected by the switch).
However, more granular log levels can be selected for system level information detected by the switch
that may be useful in assessing overall switch performance or troubleshooting.
5. Select the Enable Logging to Console checkbox to enable the switch to log system events to the
system console.
Use the drop-down menu to select the desired log level for tracking system events to a local log file. This
setting logs warning events (and those more severe) by default.
6. Select the Enable Logging to Syslog Server checkbox to enable the switch to log system events send
them to an external syslog server. Selecting this option also enables the Server Facility feature. Use the
drop-down menu to select the desired log level for tracking system events to a local log file.
a. Use the Server Facility drop-down menu to specify the local server facility (if used) for the transfer.
b. Specify the numerical (non DNS name) IP address for the first choice syslog server to log system
events (within the Server 1 field.
c. Optionally, use the Server 2 parameter to specify the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of an
alternative syslog server if the first syslog server is unavailable.
d. Optionally, use the Server 3 parameter to specify the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of a third
syslog server to log system events if the first two syslog servers are unavailable.
7. Use the Logging aggregation time parameter to define the increment (or interval) system events are
logged (0-60 seconds). The shorter the interval, the sooner the event is logged.
NOTE: 255.255.255.255 is accepted as a valid entry for the IP address of a logging server.