Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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Logs
The Logs feature enables the switch to keep several, independent logs. Each
log is a set of entries that record system events.
It contains the following topics:
• System Log Overview
• Global Parameters
• RAM Log
• Log File (in Flash)
• Login History
• Remote Log Server
System Log Overview
System logs record events and report errors or informational messages. Some
aspects of system logging can be configured, as described below. When you
configure system logging, the configuration applies to all units in the stack.
Some events are automatically logged, such as hardware problems. You may
enable/disable logging the following types of events:
•
Authentication Events
in the
Global Parameters
page
•
Copy File Events
in the
Global Parameters
page
•
Management Access Events
in the
Global Parameters
page
• Login History
in the
Login History
page
Event messages have a unique format, as per the System Logs (SYSLOG)
protocol recommended message format for all error reporting, for example,
SYSLOG and local device reporting messages are assigned a severity code,
and include a message mnemonic that identifies the source application
generating the message.
Messages may be filtered, based on their urgency or relevancy.
Events may be logged to the following destinations:
• Console
•
Logging buffer (RAM)
— Messages are stored in a cyclical file buffer.
When the maximum number of messages is reached, messages are written
starting at the beginning of the buffer (overwriting the old messages).
