Troubleshooting

Debug/Syslog Operation

Configuring a Syslog Server

Syslog is a client-server logging tool that allows a client switch to send event notification messages to a networked device operating with Syslog server software. Messages sent to a Syslog server can be stored to a file for later debugging analysis.

To use the Syslog feature, you must install and configure a Syslog server application on a networked host accessible to the switch. Refer to the documentation for the Syslog server application for instructions.

To configure a Syslog server, use the logging < syslog-ip-addr> command as described below.

When you configure a Syslog server, Event Log messages are automatically enabled to be sent to the server. To reconfigure this setting, use the following commands:

Use debug command to specify additional debug message types (see “Debug Messages” on page C-45).

Use the logging command to configure the system module or severity level used to filter the Event Log messages sent to configured Syslog servers (see “Configuring the Severity Level for Event Log Messages Sent to a Syslog Server” on page C-53and “Configuring the System Module Used to Select the Event Log Messages Sent to a Syslog Server” on page C-54).

To display the currently configured Syslog servers as well as the types of debug messages and the severity-level and system-module filters used to specify the Event Log messages that are sent, enter the show debug command (see “Displaying a Debug/Syslog Configuration” on page C-41).

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