Cisco Systems MDS 9000 Configuring System Message Logging

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 32 Network Monitoring
Configuring System Message Logging
•End Devices—Shows the host and storage ports.
•ISLs—Shows all the Inter-Switch Links for the selected SAN, fabric, or VSAN.
•Zones—Shows all the active zone members (including those in inter-VSAN zones) for the selected
SAN, fabric, or VSAN.
See Chapter 5, “Fabric Manager Web Services” for more information on how to configure and use Fabric
Manager Web Services.
Configuring System Message Logging
The system message logging software saves messages in a log file or directs the messages to other
devices. This feature provides you with the following capabilities:
•Provides logging information for monitoring and troubleshooting.
•Allows you to select the types of captured logging information.
•Allows you to select the destination of the captured logging information.
By default, the switch logs normal but significant system messages to a log file and sends these messages
to the system console. You can specify which system messages should be saved based on the type of
facility and the severity level. See the “Syslog Server Logging Facilities and Severity Levels” section on
page 32-4. Messages are time-stamped to enhance real-time debugging and management.
The switch software saves system messages in a file that can be configured to save up to 4 MB. You can
monitor system messages by clicking the Events tab on Fabric Manager or by choosing Logs >
Events > Current on Device Manager. You can also monitor system messages remotely by accessing
the switch through Telnet, SSH, or the console port, or by viewing the logs on a syslog server.
Note When the switch first initializes, the network is not connected until initialization completes. Therefore,
messages are not redirected to a syslog server for a few seconds.
Syslog Server Logging Facilities and Severity Levels
All syslog messages have a logging facility and a level. The logging facility can be thought of as where
and the level can be thought of as what.
The single syslog daemon (syslogd) sends the information based on the configured facility option. If no
facility is specified, local7 is the default outgoing facility.
The outgoing logging facilities are listed in Table 32-1 for both Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Cisco
FabricWare.
Table 32-1 Outgoing Logging Facilities
Facility Keyword Description Standard or Cisco MDS Specific
auth Authorization system Standard
authpriv Authorization (private) system Standard
cron Cron or at facility Standard
daemon System daemons Standard
ftp File Transfer Protocol Standard