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Switch Configuration
108 Installation and Configuration Guide Avaya C360 Multilayer Stackable Switches, version 4.5
Syslog Servers
Remote logging using Syslog servers provides the following advantages:
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History and archiving – Storing logs remotely shifts the burden of storing log output to a
device with an actual file system and cheap ample storage. This provides an option to
keep large logs files and the ability to archive and store log files.
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Data Manipulation – Once the log data is on a system with tools that can manipulate it,
log data can be used to generate valuable reports.
To configure logging via a Syslog server:
1. Define a Syslog host. Up to 3 Syslog servers can be defined.
2. Define the syslog “facility” that the messages are sent to on the remote syslog server. If a
syslog facility is not defined, the default facility, local7, is used.
3. Enable the Syslog server.
Addition optional configuration includes
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You can associate the Syslog output with an access level. This limits access of the Syslog
output to users with the proper security level. The default access level for Syslog output is
"read-write"
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You can define Message Facility filters to overrule the default threshold. The following is a
list of default facility thresholds:
- Syslog server – Warning
SWITCHFABRIC Switch fabric failures
LAG Link Aggregation package messages
VLAN VLAN package messages
SNMP SNMP agent messages
POLICY Policy package messages
CLI Command Line interpreter messages
STP Spanning tree package messages
THRESHOLD RMON alarms messages
Table 28: Supported Message Facilities 2 of 2
Message Facility
Codes Description
2 of 2