Polycom 3725-76302-001LI manual Logging Settings, Field Description

Logging Settings Local Cluster Configuration

Logging Settings

The following table describes the fields on the Logging Settings page.

Table 4-10Fields on the Logging Settings page

Field	Description
Logging level	Leave the default, Production, unless advised to
	change it by Polycom support. Debug is useful for
	troubleshooting. Verbose debug is not recommended
	for production systems.
Rolling frequency	If rolling the logs daily (the default) produces logs that
	are too large, shorten the interval.
Retention period	The number of days to keep log archives. For most
	systems, we recommend setting this to 7.
Alert when logs exceed	The percentage of the 1 GB log file capacity in use at
	which the system displays a warning on the dashboard.
Local log forwarding	Enables you to forward selected log entries to a central
	log management server (such as Graylog2).
	Specify:
	• The address of the destination server. It must be
	running some version of syslog.
	• The socket type (transport) for which the destination
	server’s version of syslog is configured. Most
	versions of syslog support only UDP, the default, but
	syslog-ng also supports TCP.
	• The facility value. Default is Local0.
	• The log or logs to forward.
	Note: The DMA system’s server.log entries are mapped
	to syslog-compliant severities (a “warn” message from
	server.log arrives at the destination server. with
	syslog-compliant “warn” level). All other logs being
	forwarded are assigned the syslog-compliant “notice”
	severity.
	Each log message is forwarded with its server-side
	timestamp intact. The receiving syslog adds its own
	timestamp, but preserving the DMA-applied timestamp
	makes it easier to accurately troubleshoot time-sensitive
	events.

See also:

“Local Cluster Configuration” on page 63

“Local Cluster Configuration Procedures” on page 82

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