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Chapter 11 Configuring Security Manager Administrative Settings
Debug Options Page
Debug Options Page
Use the Debug Options page to configure the severity level of messages to include in debugging logs and
to determine what other debugging information is collected.
You should change debugging levels only if the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) asks you to
change them. This makes it possible for you to include more detailed information in the
CSMDiagnostics.zip file.
After you change the message level for the appropriate subcomponent, redo the actions that are resulting
in system problems. After the problems occur, create the CSMDiagnostics.zip file by selecting Tools >
Security Manager Diagnostics. You can then reset the debug options to the default levels so that the
Security Manager server does not become bogged down collecting extra debug information. For more
information about generating the CSMDiagnostics.zip file, see Cre ating a Diagnostics File for the Cisco
Technical Assistance Center, page10-27.
By default, logs contain messages of the Error severity or worse. The severity levels in order of severity
are:
•Severe—Problems that make the system unusable.
•Error—Problems from which Security Manager cannot recover.
•Warning—Unexpected conditions from which Security Manager can recover.
•Info—Informational messages.
•Debug—Internal status information.
Navigation Path
Select Tools > Security Manager Administration, then select Debug Options from the table of
contents.
Field Reference
Table11-7 Debug Options Page
Element Description
Capture
Discovery/Deployment
Debugging Snapshots to File
Whether Security Manager generates data files about configuration
generation, deployment, and discovery as these functions are
performed. The temporary data files are stored in the MDC\temp
directory in the Security Manager installation folder on the server, and
you can use these files for debugging purposes.
Enable this setting if you encounter problems with deployment or
discovery.
If you need to send these files to Cisco TAC for debugging, encrypt the
files, because they can contain sensitive data such as passwords.
Note Selecting this check box slows down Security Manager
response time. Enable this option only in limited
circumstances.
Deployment Debug Level The message severity level for deployment-related actions such as
device communication.
Event Manager Debug Level The message severity level for the Event Manager subsystem.