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Hewlett-Packard VPN Server Appliance SA3110/SA3150/SA3400/SA3450 Installation Guide
Configuring Syslog for Troubleshooting
Configuring Syslog for Troubleshooting
Configuring Syslog for Troubleshooting
Configuring Syslog for Troubleshooting
Syslog is a utility you can activate through the console window
or VPN Manager to help troubleshoot problems when running
your VPN device.
This section explains how to use Syslog to view debugging
messages.
Checking Syslog
Checking Syslog
Checking Syslog
Checking Syslog
Level
Level
Level
Level
Syslog’s levels of logging problems run from 0 (the factory
default) to 7, with 0 being most basic (emergency messages
only) and 7 being the most specific. You can select the level of
debugging messages you want to use.
To check which level of specificity Syslog is set to on your
device, enter
show syslog
at the console window prompt. One
of the lines of text returned by factory-default-mode Syslog is
syslog priority all 0
.
To set Syslog to level 7, in the console window (or, through a
Telnet session, see "Using Telnet" in Chapter 7):
1.
At the VPN prompt, enter
Config
.
2.
At the VPN prompt, enter
syslog priority all 7
.
3.
At the VPN prompt, enter
end
.
4.
At the VPN prompt, enter
write
.
Activating or
Activating or
Activating or
Activating or
Deactivating
Deactivating
Deactivating
Deactivating
Syslog Messages
Syslog Messages
Syslog Messages
Syslog Messages
To start displaying Syslog debugging messages, at the VPN shell
enable prompt, enter
debug all
.
To stop displaying Syslog debugging messages, at the VPN shell
enable prompt, enter
debug all delete
.
Syslog Online
Syslog Online
Syslog Online
Syslog Online
Help
Help
Help
Help
For more extensive information on customizing your use of
Syslog, consult the section in the VPN Manager online Help
entitled "Configuring Syslog." Some examples of customized
Syslog usage are:
•
Setting Syslog to display tunnel messages by entering
syslog priority tunnel 7
•
Setting Syslog to display certificate messages by entering
syslog priority certificate 7