Configuring the Switch
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Displaying Log Messages
The Logs page allows you to scroll through the logged system and event messages.
The switch can store up to 2048 log entries in temporary random access memory
(RAM; i.e., memory flushed on power reset) and up to 4096 entries in permanent
flash memory.
Web
– Click System, Log, Logs.
Figure 3-17 Displaying Logs
CLI
– This example shows the event messages stored in RAM.
Sending Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Alerts
To alert system administrators of problems, the switch can use SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol) to send email messages when triggered by logging events of a
specified level. The messages are sent to specified SMTP servers on the network
and can be retrieved using POP or IMAP clients.
Command Attributes
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Admin Status
– Enables/disables the SMTP function. (Default: Enabled)
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Email Source Address
– Sets the email address used for the “From” field in alert
messages. You may use a symbolic email address that identifies the switch, or the
address of an administrator responsible for the switch.
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Severity
– Sets the syslog severity threshold level (see table on page 3-29) used
to trigger alert messages. All events at this level or higher will be sent to the
Console#show log ram
[1] 00:00:27 2001-01-01
"VLAN 1 link-up notification."
level: 6, module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
[0] 00:00:25 2001-01-01
"System coldStart notification."
level: 6, module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
Console#
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