Chapter 40 Syslog

40.2 Syslog Setup

Click Management > Syslog in the navigation panel to display this screen. The syslog feature sends logs to an external syslog server. Use this screen to configure the device’s system logging settings.

Figure 191 Management > Syslog

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 133 Management > Syslog

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Syslog

Select Active to turn on syslog (system logging) and then configure the syslog setting

 

 

Logging Type

This column displays the names of the categories of logs that the device can generate.

 

 

Active

Select this option to set the device to generate logs for the corresponding category.

 

 

Facility

The log facility allows you to send logs to different files in the syslog server. Refer to the

 

documentation of your syslog program for more details.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these

 

changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to

 

save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

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