Chapter 2 CLI Command Summary 161
Reference for the Contivity VPN Switch Command Line Interface
show logging events
This command displays the contents of the event log. The event log is a detailed
recording of all events that take place on the system. The event log is maintained
in switch memory with significant events being saved in the system log and
written to disk. The event log retains approximately 2000 entries and discards old
entries when it is refreshed.
This command also allows the administrator to log details about packets that have
been dropped by the switch, including packets that are dropped due to filtering
rules. These options should only be used for troubleshooting as using them can
significantly impact performance of the switch. Once you set these options, they
remain on until cleared by a subsequent show logging events command.
Syntax
show logging events [ip-drops {all [filtered]|filtered|none}]
[ipx-drops {all|none}]
Parameters
ip-drops
Specify the type of dropped IP packets to track in the events
log.
all
Specify that all dropped IP packets are to be tracked. For each
dropped packet the source and destination address are kept in
the event log for display.
filtered
Specify that IP packets dropped due to filter rules are to be
tracked. For each packet dropped due to filtering the packet
contents are kept in the event log for display.
none
Specify that dropped IP packets are not to be tracked.
ipx-drops
Specify the type of dropped IPX packets to track in the events
log.
