Diagnostics
Configure syslog servers
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3. (Optional) To configure remote syslog servers:
a. Add a remote server:
(config)> add system log remote end
(config system log remote 0)>
b. Enable the server:
(config system log remote 0)> enable true
(config system log remote 0)>
c. Set the host name or IP address of the server:
(config system log remote 0)> server
hostname
(config system log remote 0)>
d. The event categories that will be sent to the server are automatically enabled when the
server is enabled.
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To disable informational event messages:
(config system log remote 0)> info false
(config system log remote 0)>
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To disable status event messages:
(config system log remote 0)> status false
(config system log remote 0)>
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To disable informational event messages:
(config system log remote 0)> error false
(config system log remote 0)>
4. Set the port number to use for the syslog server:
(config system log remote 0)> port
value
(config system log remote 0)>
where
value
is any integer between
1
and
65535
. The default is
514
.
5. Set the IP protocol to use for communication with the syslog server:
(config system log remote 0)> protocol
value
(config system log remote 0)>
where
value
is either
tcp
or
udp
. The default is
udp
.
6. Save the configuration and apply the change:
(config)> save
Configuration saved.
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