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Chapter 29 Configuring System Message Logging
System Log Message Format
Table 29-2
describes the severity levels that are supported by the system message logs.
System Log Message Format
The system log messages begin with a percent sign (
%
) and can contain up to 80 characters. The messages
are displayed in this format:
mm/dd/yyy:hh/mm/ss:facility-severity-MNEMONIC:description
Table 29-3
describes the elements of the syslog messages.
telnet
Terminal Emulation Protocol
tftp
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
udld
User Datagram Protocol
vmps
VLAN Membership Policy Server
vtp
VLAN Trunking Protocol
Table 29-1
System Message Log Facility Types (continued)
Facility Name
Definition
Table 29-2
Severity Level Definitions
Severity Level
Description
0
—emergencies
System unusable
1
—alerts
Immediate action required
2
—critical
Critical condition
3
—errors
Error conditions
4
—warnings
Warning conditions
5
—notifications
Normal bug significant condition
6
—informational
Informational messages
7
—debugging
Debugging messages
Table 29-3
System Log Message Elements
Element
Description
mm/dd/yyy:hh/mm/ss
Date and time of the error or event. This information appears only if
configured using the
set logging timestamp enable
command.
facility
Indicates the facility to which the message refers (for example, SNMP, SYS,
etc.).
severity
Single-digit code from 0 to 7 that indicates the severity of the message.
MNEMONIC
Text string that uniquely describes the error message.
description
Text string containing the detailed information about the event being
reported.