Displaying Log Messages
Use the Logs page to scroll through the logged system an d event m essages. The
switch can store up to 2048 log entries in temporary random access memory (RAM;
i.e., memory flushed on power res et) and up to 40 96 ent ries in per manent flash
memory.
Web
– Click System, Log, Logs.
Figure 4-20 Displaying Logs
CLI
– This example shows the event message stored in RAM.
Console#show log ram 23-30
[10]01/01/2001 01:58:20 snmp:"Login Succ ess,user:ad min,WEB,ip :192.168. 0.4"
[9]01/01/2001 00:01:11 snmp:"Login Succe ss,user:a dmin,Conso le,ip:192 .168.0.2"
[8]01/01/2001 00:01:07 snmp:"Therma lRising : (1:2), th reshol d(80 ), current (222)"
[7]01/01/2001 00:01:07 snmp:"Therma lRising : (1:1), th reshol d(80 ), current (222)"

Configuring Event Logging

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Sending Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Alerts
To alert system administrators of problems, the switch can use SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol) to send email messages when triggered by logging eve nts of a
specified level. The messages are sent to specified SMTP servers on the network
and can be retrieved using POP or IMAP clients.
Command Attributes
• Admin Status – Enables/di sables the SMTP func tion. (D efault: E nabled)
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Email Source Address
– Sets the email address used for the “From” field in alert
messages. You may use a symbolic email address that identifies the switch, or the
address of an administrator responsible for the switch.
• Severity – Sets the syslog severity threshold level (see table o n page 4-30) used
to trigger alert messages. All events at this level o r higher wil l be sent to the

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