Chapter 7

Monitoring the Switch

Setting Monitoring Options

The navigation pane at the top of the web browser interface contains a Monitoring tab that enables you to manage your GS700TS Smart Switch with features under the following main menu options:

“Logs”

“RMON”

“Port Mirroring”

The description that follows in this chapter describes configuring and managing monitoring settings in the GS700TS Smart Switch.

Logs

Event messages have a unique format, as per the SYSLOG RFC recommended message format for all error reporting, for example, Syslog+ local device reporting. Messages are assigned a severity code, and include a message mnemonic, which identifies the source application generating the message. Messages are filtered based on their urgency or relevancy. The following table contains the Log Severity Levels:

Table 7-1. Severity Levels

Severity

Severity Level

Severity Level Description

 

 

 

Emergency

0

The system is not functioning.

 

 

 

Alert

1

The system needs immediate attention.

 

 

 

Critical

2

The system is in a critical state.

 

 

 

Error

3

A system error has occurred.

 

 

 

Warning

4

A system warning is logged.

 

 

 

Notice

5

The system is functioning properly, but a system notice is logged.

 

 

 

Informational

6

Device information is provided.

 

 

 

Debug

7

Detailed log information is provided.

 

 

 

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