Operation Manual
System Log Commands
Mobility System Software Command Reference Guide
Version 7.3
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Syntax
show log trace [{+|-|/}number-of-messages] [facility facility-name]
[matching string] [severity severity-level]
Defaults
None.
Access
Enabled.
History
Examples
Type the following command to see the facilities for which you can view event messages
archived in the buffer:
MX# show log trace facility ?
<facility name> Select one of: KERNEL, AAA, SYSLOGD, ACL, APM, ARP, ASO, BOOT,
CLI, CLUSTER, CRYPTO, DOT1X, ENCAP, ETHERNET, GATEWAY, HTTPD, IGMP, IP, MISC, NOSE, NP,
RAND, RESOLV, RIB, ROAM, ROGUE, SM, SNMPD, SPAN, STORE, SYS, TAGMGR, TBRIDGE, TCPSSL,
TELNET, TFTP, TLS, TUNNEL, VLAN, X509, XML, MP, RAPDA, WEBVIEW, EAP, PORTCONFIG, FP.
The following command displays the newest five trace log entries for the ROGUE facility:
MX# show log trace +5 facility ROGUE
ROGUE Oct 28 16:30:19.695141 ERROR ROGUE_AP_ALERT: Xmtr Mac 01:0b:0e:ff:00:3b Po
rt 7 Radio 1 Chan 36 RSSI 18 Tech DOT_11A SSID trapeze
ROGUE Oct 28 16:30:19.7046
37 ERROR ROGUE_AP_ALERT: Xmtr Mac 01:0b:0e:00:09:5f Port 7 Radio 1 Chan 36 RSSI
15 Tech DOT_11A SSID examplewlan
ROGUE Oct 28 16:30:19.711253 ERROR ROGUE_AP_ALER
T: Xmtr Mac 01:0b:0e:00:06:b7 Port 7 Radio 1 Chan 36 RSSI 36 Tech DOT_11A SSID wlan-7
ROGUE Oct 28 16:30:19.717954 ERROR ROGUE_AP_ALERT: Xmtr Mac 00:0b:0e:00:0
6:8f Port 7 Radio 1 Chan 36 RSSI 13 Tech DOT_11A SSID trapeze
ROGUE Oct 28 16:30:
19.727069 ERROR ROGUE_AP_ALERT: Xmtr Mac 01:0b:0e:da:da:dd Port 7 Radio 1 Chan 3
trace Displays the log messages in the trace buffer.
+|-|/
number-of-messages
Displays the number of messages specified as follows:
❑ A positive number (for example, +100), displays that number of log entries
starting from the oldest in the log.
❑ A negative number (for example, -100) displays that number of log entries
starting from newest in the log.
❑ A number preceded by a slash (for example, /100) displays that number of the
most recent log entries in the log, starting with the least recent.
facility facility-name Area of MSS that is sending the log message. Type a space and a question mark
(?) after show log trace facility for a list of valid facilities.
matching string Displays messages that match a string—for example, a username or IP address.
severity
severity-level
Displays messages at a severity level greater than or equal to the level specified.
Specify one of the following:
❑ emergency—The MX switch is unusable.
❑ alert—Action must be taken immediately.
❑ critical—You must resolve the critical conditions. If the conditions are not
resolved, the MX can reboot or shut down.
❑ error—The MX is missing data or is unable to form a connection.
❑ warning—A possible problem exists.
❑ notice—Events that potentially can cause system problems have occurred.
These are logged for diagnostic purposes. No action is required.
❑ info—Informational messages only. No problem exists.
❑ debug—Output from debugging.
Version 1.0 Command introduced
Version 5.0 Option COPP removed. The option is not applicable to MSS Version 5.0.