Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring System Information
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• Severity to Include — The following are the available severity levels:
– Emergency —The system is not functioning.
– Alert — The system needs immediate attention.
– Critical — The system is in a critical state.
– Error — A system error has occurred.
– Warning — A system warning has occurred.
– Notice — The system is functioning properly, but system notice has occurred.
– Informational — Provides device information.
– Debug — Provides detailed information about the log. If a Debug error occurs, contact Customer
Tech Support.
• Delete Server — Deletes the currently selected server from the Available Servers list, when selected.
• Severity to Include — Indicates the log severity level to be reported by the remote server. The possible
field values:
–
Emergency — The highest warning level. If the device is down or not functioning properly, an
emergency log message is saved to the specified logging location.
– Alert — The second highest warning level. An alert log is saved if there is a serious device
malfunction, for example, all device features are down.
– Critical — The third highest warning level. A critical log is saved if a critical device malfunction occurs,
for example, two device ports are not functioning, while the rest of the device ports remain functional.
– Error — A device error has occurred, for example, if a single port is offline.
– Warning — The lowest level of a device warning. The device is functioning, but an operational
problem has occurred.
– Notice — Provides device information.
– Informational — Provides device information.
– Debug — Provides debugging messages.
The Remote Log Server Settings page also contains a severity list. The severity definitions are the same as
the severity definitions in the Global Log Parameters page.
Sending Logs to a Server:
1
Open the Remote Log Server Settings page.
2
Select a server from the Available Servers drop-down list.
3
Define the fields.
4
Select the log severity in the Severity to Include check boxes.
5
Click Apply Changes .
The log settings are saved, and the device is updated.