Troubleshooting

Debug/Syslog Operation

Debug Destinations

Use the debug destination command to enable (and disable) Syslog messaging on a Syslog server or to a CLI session for specified types of debug and Event Log messages.

Syntax: [no] debug destination < logging session buffer >

logging

Enables Syslog logging to configured Syslog servers so that the debug message types specified by the debug <debug-type>command (see “Debug Messages” on page C-38)are sent.

(Default: Logging disabled)

To configure a Syslog server IP address, refer to “Config­ uring a Syslog Server” on page C-41.

Note: Debug messages from the switches covered in this guide have a debug severity level. Because the default configuration of some Syslog servers ignore Syslog messages with the debug severity level, ensure that the Syslog servers you want to use to receive debug messages are configured to accept the debug level. For more informa­ tion, refer to “Operating Notes for Debug and Syslog” on page C-47.

session

Enables transmission of event notification messages to the CLI session that most recently executed this command. The session can be on any one terminal emulation device with serial, Telnet, or SSH access to the CLI at the Manager level prompt (ProCurve#_ ). If more than one terminal device has a console session with the CLI, you can redirect the desti­ nation from the current device to another device. Do so by executing debug destination session in the CLI on the terminal device on which you now want to display event messages.

Event message types received on the selected CLI session are configured with the debug < debug-type> command. (Refer to “Debug Messages” on page C-38.)

buffer

Enables Syslog logging to send the debug message types specified by the debug < debug-type> command to a buffer in switch memory. To view the debug messages stored in the switch buffer, enter the show debug buffer command.

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