Cisco Systems 5 manual Syslog Setting, Snmp Trap Setting, Creating a NAM Trap Destination

Chapter 5 User and System Administration

System Administration

Step 4 Click Submit to change the iSCSI storage location parameters. Otherwise click Reset to remove your entries or Cancel to cancel the change.

Note Before the changes to the iSCSI storage entry take effect, you must reboot the NAM system.

Syslog Setting

NAM syslogs are created for alarm threshold events, voice threshold events, or system alerts. You can specify whether syslog messages should be logged locally on the NAM, on a remote host, or both. You can use the NAM Traffic Analyzer to view the local NAM syslogs.

If logging on a remote host, in most Unix-based systems, the syslog collector that handles the incoming syslog messages uses the facility field to determine what file to write the message to, and it will use a facility called “local2.” Check the syslog collector configuration to ensure that "local2" is handled properly.

To set up the NAM syslog:

Step 1 Choose Administration > System > Syslog Setting.

The NAM Syslog Setting window displays.

Step 2 In the Remote Server Names field, enter the IP address or DNS name of up to five remote systems where syslog messages are logged. Each address you enter receives syslog messages from all three alarms (Alarm Thresholds, Voice Signaling Thresholds, and System).

Step 3 Click Submit to save your changes, or click Reset to cancel.

SNMP Trap Setting

Traps are used to store alarms triggered by threshold crossing events. When an alarm is triggered, you can trap the event and send it to a separate host. Trap-directed notifications can result in substantial savings of network and agent resources by eliminating the need for frivolous SNMP requests.

These topics help you set up and manage NAM traps:

•Creating a NAM Trap Destination, page 5-12

•Editing a NAM Trap Destination, page 5-13

•Deleting a NAM Trap Destination, page 5-13

Creating a NAM Trap Destination

To create a NAM trap destination:

Step 1 Choose Administration > System > SNMP Trap Setting.

The SNMP Trap Setting window displays.

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