Dell POWERCONNECT 5524, User Manual

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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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Logs stored on the Logging buffer are deleted when the device is reset.
• Logging file (flash) — Messages are stored in flash memory. When the
buffer is full, messages are written starting at the beginning of the memory
block (overwriting the old messages).
• SYSLOG Server — Messages are sent to a remote server. This is useful for
central and remote management and to provide more space for storage of
messages. Up-to eight SYSLOG servers can be defined in the Remote
Log Server Settings pages.
You can select where to send logging messages according to their severity.
Each of the severity level can be directed to the console, RAM log, flash log
file or SYSLOG server or to any combination of these destinations.
Global Parameters
Use the Global Parameters page to enable/disable logging for the following
logging severity levels.
– Emergency — If the device is down or not functioning properly, an
emergency log message is saved to the specified logging location.
– Alert — An alert log is saved if there is a serious device malfunction,
for example, all device features are down.
– Critical — 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, 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 to which you might have to
respond.
– Informational — Provides device information to which you do not
have to respond.
– Debug — Provides debugging messages.