Outputting Log Information to a Linux Log Host 313
Outputting Log Information to a Linux Log Host
Network Diagram Figure 106 Network diagram for outputting log information to a Linux log host
Networking and
Configuration
Requirements
Send log information to a Linux log host with an IP address of 202.38.1.10; Log
information with severity higher than errors will be output to the log host; The
information source modules are all modules.
Applicable Products
Configuration Procedure ■Configuration on the switch.
# Enable the information center.
<3Com> system-view
[3Com] info-center enable
# Set the host with an IP address of 202.38.1.10 to be the log host, set the
severity to errors, and the information source modules to all modules.
[3Com] info-center loghost 202.38.1.10 facility local7
[3Com] info-center source default channel loghost log level errors d
ebug state off trap state off
■Configuration on the log host.
# Execute the following commands as a root user.
# mkdir /var/log/3Com
# touch /var/log/3Com/information
# Edit the file /etc/syslog.conf as a root user and add the following selector/action
pairs.
# 3Com configuration messages
local7.info /var/log/3Com/information
# After the log file information has been created and the /etc/syslog.conf file has
been modified, execute the following commands to display the process ID of
syslogd, terminate a syslogd process, and restart syslogd using the -r option.
Unix host Switch
Network
Product series Software version Hardware version
Switch 5500 Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 5500G Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 4500 Release V03.03.00 All versions
Switch 4210 Release V03.01.00 All versions