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Syslog Setup
46.1 Syslog Overview
This chapt er explains t he syslog scr eens.
The syslog pr ot ocol allow s devices t o send event not ificat ion m essages across an I P net w or k t o
syslog ser vers t hat collect t he event m essages. A syslog- enabled device can generat e a syslog
m essage and send it t o a syslog ser ver.
Sy slog is defined in RFC 3164. The RFC defines t he packet for m at , cont ent and syst em log r elat ed
infor m at ion of syslog m essages. Each syslog m essage has a facilit y and sever it y level. The syslog
facilit y ident ifies a file in t he syslog ser ver. Refer t o t he docum ent at ion of your syslog pr ogram for
det ails. The follow ing t able descr ibes t he syslog sever it y levels.
46.1.1 What You Can Do
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Use t he Sy slog Se t u p scr een (
) t o configur e t he device’s syst em
logging set t ings and configur e a list of ext er nal syslog ser ver s.
46.2 Syslog Setup
The syslog feat ur e sends logs t o an ext er nal syslog server. Use t his scr een t o configure t he device’s
syst em logging set t ings and configur e a list of ext er nal syslog ser ver s.
Click M a n a ge m e n t > Sy slog in t he navigat ion panel t o display t his scr een.
Table 195
Syslog Sever it y Levels
CODE
SEVERITY
0
Em ergency : The sy st em is unusable.
1
Aler t : Act ion m ust be t aken im m ediat ely.
2
Cr it ical: The sy st em condit ion is cr it ical.
3
Er r or : Ther e is an er r or condit ion on t he sy st em .
4
War ning: Ther e is a w ar ning condit ion on t he syst em .
5
Not ice: Ther e is a nor m al but significant condit ion on t he sy st em .
6
I nform at ional: The sy slog cont ains an infor m at ional m essage.
7
Debug: The m essage is int ended for debug- level pur poses.
