Chapter 17: Event Log and Syslog Server Commands
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CREATE LOG OUTPUT
Syntax
create log output=id_number destination=syslog
server=ipaddress
[facility=default|local1|local2|local3|local4|loc
al5|local6|local7] [syslogformat=extended|normal]
Parameters
output Specifies an ID number for the new syslog server
definition. The range is 2 to 20. Each definition must
be given a unique ID number.
destination Specifies the destination for the event messages.
The only option currently supported is:
syslog Forwards log messages in syslog format
to a syslog server.
server Specifies the IP address of the syslog server.
facility Specifies the syslog facility levels to be added to the
events.
default Adds a facility level based on the
functional groupings defined in the RFC
3164 standard. The codes applicable to
the AT-S62 management software and
its modules are shown in Table 2 on
page 264. This is the default setting.
local1 to local7
Adds a set facility code of 17 (LOCAL1)
to 23 (LOCAL7) to all event messages.
For a list of the levels and their
corresponding codes, refer to Table 3
on page 265.
syslogformat Specifies the format of the events. The possible
options are:
extended Sends the severity, module, and
description, date, time, and switch’s IP
address. This is the default.
normal Sends the severity, module, and
description.