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Chapter 27 Configuring System Message Logging
System Log Message Format
Table 27-2
describes the severity levels supported by the system message logs.
System Log Message Format
System log messages begin with a percent sign (
%
) and can contain up to 80 characters. Messages are
displayed in the following format:
mm/dd/yyy:hh/mm/ss:facility-severity-MNEMONIC:description
Table 27-3
describes the elements of 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 27-1
System Message Log Facility Types (continued)
Facility Name
Definition
Table 27-2
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 27-3
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 detailed information about the event being reported.