FS728TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
7-6 Monitoring the Switch
v1.1, September 2009
•Severity – Displays the log severity and urgency level. The following are the av ailable log
severity levels:
– Emergency – Indicates the device is not functioning. Emergency is the highest
warning level. If the device is down or not functioning properly, an emergency log
message is saved to the specified logging location.
– Alert – Indicates the device needs immediate attention. Alert is the second highest
warning level. An alert log is saved, if there is a serious device malfunction; for
example, all device features are down.
– Critical – Indicates the device is in a critical state. Critical is the third highest warning
level. A critical log is saved if a critical device malfunction occurs; for example, two
device ports are not function i ng, while the rest of the device ports remain functional.
– Error – Displays a device error has occurred; for example, if a single port is offline.
– Warning – Displays the lowest level of a device warning. The device is functioning,
but an operational problem has occurred.
– Notice – Indicates the system is functioning properly, but a system notice is logged.
– Informational – Provides device information.
– Debug – Provides debugging messages.
•Description – Displays the log message text.
2. Click REFRESH or CLEAR LOGS to refresh or reset the Memory Logs screen.
Flash Log
The Flash Log screen contains information about log entries saved to the log file in Flash,
including the time the log was generated, the log severity, and a description of the log message.
The message log is available after reboot.
To view the message logs in Flash:
1. Click Monitoring > Logs > Flash Log. The Flash Log screen displays: