Nortel Networks 2300 manual Configuring and Managing the System Log, Log Message Components

Appendix A: Troubleshooting a WS Switch 575

Once you have entered the command, the WSS switch returns to its initial unconfigured state. For information on how to configure the WSS switch, see “First-Time Configuration using the Console” on page 56.

For model WSS-2360, you also can reconfigure basic parameters using the Web Quick Start. Use a web browser to access IP address 192.168.100.1.

Caution! Use an enable password that you will remember. If you lose the password, the only way to restore it causes the system to return to its default settings and wipes out the configuration.

Configuring and Managing the System Log

System logs provide information about system events that you can use to monitor and troubleshoot WSS Software. Event messages for the WSS switch and its attached AP access points can be stored or sent to the following destinations:

•Stored in a local buffer on the WSS

•Displayed on the WSS console port

•Displayed in an active Telnet session

•Sent to one or more syslog servers, as specified in RFC 3164

The system log is a file in which the newest record replaces the oldest. These entries are preserved in nonvolatile memory through system reboots.

Log Message Components

Each log message contains the following components:

Field	Description
Facility	Portion of WSS Software that is affected
Date	Time and date the message is generated
Severity	Severity level of the message. (See Table 38: “Event Severity Levels” on
	page 576.)
Tag	Identifier for the message
Message	Description of the error condition

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