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Chapter 37 Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring System Message Logging on the Switch
To configure the switch to log messages to a syslog server, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to specify a syslog server, set the facility and severity levels, and enable
logging to the server:
Console> (enable) set logging server 10.10.10.100
10.10.10.100 added to System logging server table.
Console> (enable) set logging server facility local5
System logging server facility set to <local5>
Console> (enable) set logging server severity 5
System logging server severity set to <5>
Console> (enable) set logging server enable
System logging messages will be sent to the configured syslog servers.
Console> (enable)
To delete a syslog server from the syslog server table, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to delete a syslog server from the syslog server table:
Console> (enable) clear logging server 10.10.10.100
System logging server 10.10.10.100 removed from system logging server table.
Console> (enable)
To disable logging to the syslog server, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to disable logging to syslog servers:
Console> (enable) set logging server disable
System logging messages will not be sent to the configured syslog servers.
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify the IP address of as many as three syslog
servers.
set logging server ip_addr
Step 2
Set the facility and severity levels for syslog
server messages.
set logging server facility
server_facility_parameter
set logging server severity server_severity_level
Step 3
Enable system message logging to configured
syslog servers.
set logging server enable
Step 4
Verify the configuration.
show logging [noalias]
Task
Command
Delete a syslog server from the syslog server table.
clear logging server ip_addr
Task
Command
Disable system message logging to configured syslog servers. set logging server disable