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D-2 Event Message
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Important: You must have the NETServer entered in the
\etc\hosts file of the UNIX server that is running Syslog.
Without this, you will be unable to use Syslog network
accounting with the NETServer.
Console Event Logging
Event messages are automatically displayed on a local console.
Local Flash File Event Logging
The NETServer event logging system maintains a file - log-
file.local - in the flash file system that contains a circular buffer
of the last 20 event messages generated by the NETServer. You
can define a threshold for events written to this file. The default
is Critical, meaning only Critical events are written to this file.
If the NETServer crashes and is rebooted, either manually or
automatically, messages generated before the crash may not
reach syslog or console logging facilities. But, the local flash
should contain the critical event messages generated just prior
to the crash so that you can determine the cause of the error.
Event Logging Levels
NETServer processes are accomplished through a number of
facilities, (for example, Telnet, SLIP, or IP routing). Various
event messages are generated for each facility, and are sent to
any logging sinks that you have defined. For each NETServer
facility, you can specify the level of event information sent.
Although the logging level of each event is fixed, you can
configure the level of messages that are sent to a specific logging
sink. Logging levels are:
• Critical - A serious system error that may affect the integrity
of the system