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Chapter 24 Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring System Message Logging
The software generates four other categories of messages:
•
Error messages about software or hardware malfunctions, displayed at levels warnings through
emergencies. These types of messages mean that the functionality of the switch is affected. For
information on how to recover from these malfunctions, see the system message guide for this
release.
•
Output from the debug commands, displayed at the debugging level. Debug commands are
typically used only by the Technical Assistance Center.
•
Interface up or down transitions and system restart messages, displayed at the notifications level.
This message is only for information; switch functionality is not affected.
Limiting Syslog Messages Sent to the History Table and to SNMP
If you enabled syslog message traps to be sent to an SNMP network management station by using the
snmp-server enable trap global configuration command, you can change the level of messages sent and
stored in the switch history table. You also can change the number of messages that are stored in the
history table.
Messages are stored in the history table because SNMP traps are not guaranteed to reach their
destination. By default, one message of the level warning and numerically lower levels (see
Table 24-3
on page 24-9
) are stored in the history table even if syslog traps are not enabled.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to change the level and history table size
defaults. This procedure is optional.
Table 24-3
Message Logging Level Keywords
Level Keyword
Level
Description
Syslog Definition
emergencies
0
System unstable
LOG_EMERG
alerts
1
Immediate action needed
LOG_ALERT
critical
2
Critical conditions
LOG_CRIT
errors
3
Error conditions
LOG_ERR
warnings
4
Warning conditions
LOG_WARNING
notifications
5
Normal but significant condition
LOG_NOTICE
informational
6
Informational messages only
LOG_INFO
debugging
7
Debugging messages
LOG_DEBUG
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
logging history level
1
Change the default level of syslog messages stored in the history file and
sent to the SNMP server.
See
Table 24-3 on page 24-9
for a list of level keywords.
By default, warnings, errors, critical, alerts, and emergencies messages
are sent.