User Manual

Monitor the System
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
A log that is disabled does not log messages.
8. Select the Admin Mode Disable or Enable radio button.
9. ln the Behavior list, select the severity level.
A log records messages equal to or above a configured severity threshold. These
severity levels are available:
• Emergency (0). The system is unusable
• Alert (1). Action must be taken immediately
• Critical (2). Critical conditions
• Error (3). Error conditions
• Warning (4). Warning conditions
• Notice (5). Normal but significant conditions
• Informational (6). Informational messages
• Debug (7). Debug-level messages
To refresh the screen with the latest information on the switch, click the Update button.
Format of the Messages
• Total number of messages: Number of persistent log messages displayed on the
switch.
• <15>Aug 24 05:34:05 STK0 MSTP[2110]: mspt_api.c(318) 237 %% Interface 12
transitioned to root state on message age timer expiry
This example indicates a user-level message (1) with severity 7 (debug) on a system that
is not a chassis and generated by component MSTP running in thread ID 2110 on Aug 24
05:34:05 by line 318 of file mstp_api.c. This is the 237th message logged. Messages
logged to a collector or relay through syslog use a format identical to the previous
message.