Chapter 41 Syslog

41.2 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 205 Management > Syslog

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 138 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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