IBM SC30-3681-08 Entering and Exiting the ELS Operating Environment, Stop string text or none

ELS Con®guration Commands (Talk 6)

2. Logging stops.

3. The system performs the speci®ed ªstop action.º

Logging remains stopped until the next time you issue the set logging on

command or reboot the router.

If you do not specify the stop event when you enter the command, the

system prompts you to enter the stop event. Specifying none disables the

stop event function.

Default value: none

stop string text or none

Speci®es the string to be used in conjunction with the ªstop eventº to stop

logging. If you have not speci®ed a stop event, the system ignores the ªstop

string.º

Text can be any ASCII string up to 32 characters in length. If you do not

specify text when you enter the command, the system will prompt you for

the string. Entering none clears the ªstop string.º

Default value: none

wrap [on or off]

Speci®es whether to stop the log when the buffer is full (off) or to log the

new messages at the beginning of the buffer (on).

Default value: off

Entering and Exiting the ELS Operating Environment

The ELS monitoring environment (available from the GWCON process) is characterized by the ELS> prompt. Commands entered at this prompt modify the current ELS parameter settings. These commands are described ªChapter 13. Con®guring and Monitoring the Event Logging System (ELS)º on page 167.

To enter the ELS monitoring environment from OPCON:

1.Enter the talk 5 command.

* talk 5

The monitoring displays the GWCON prompt (+). If the prompt does not appear when you ®rst enter GWCON, pressReturn.

2.At the GWCON prompt, enter the following command to access ELS:

+ event

The monitoring displays the ELS monitoring prompt (ELS>). Now, you can enter

ELS monitoring commands.

To leave the ELS monitoring environment, enter the exit command.

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