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Chapter 29 Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring System Message Logging
Table 29-1
describes the elements of syslog messages.
This example shows a partial switch system message:
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/2, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed
state to down 2
*Mar 1 18:46:11: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
18:47:02: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
*Mar 1 18:48:50.483 UTC: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
Default System Message Logging Configuration
Table 29-2
shows the default system message logging configuration.
Table 29-1
System Log Message Elements
Element
Description
seq no:
Stamps log messages with a sequence number only if the
service sequence-numbers
global
configuration command is configured.
For more information, see the
“Enabling and Disabling Sequence Numbers in Log Messages”
section on page 29-8
.
timestamp
formats:
mm/dd hh:mm:ss
or
hh:mm:ss
(short uptime)
or
d h
(long uptime)
Date and time of the message or event. This information appears only if the
service timestamps
log
[
datetime | log
] global configuration
command is configured.
For more information, see the
“Enabling and Disabling Time Stamps on Log Messages” section
on page 29-7
.
facility
The facility to which the message refers (for example, SNMP, SYS, and so forth). For a list of
supported facilities, see
Table 29-4 on page 29-13
.
severity
Single-digit code from 0 to 7 that is the severity of the message. For a description of the severity
levels, see
Table 29-3 on page 29-9
.
MNEMONIC
Text string that uniquely describes the message.
description
Text string containing detailed information about the event being reported.
Table 29-2
Default System Message Logging Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
System message logging to the console
Enabled.
Console severity
Debugging (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 29-3 on page 29-9
).
Logging file configuration
No filename specified.
Logging buffer size
4096 bytes.
Logging history size
1 message.
