Dell PowerConnect 5324 User's Guide - Page 104

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Managing Logs The Logs page contains links to various log pages. To open the Logs page, click System →Logs in the tree view. The Logs page contains links to various log pages. Defining Global Log Parameters The System Logs enable viewing device events in real time, and recording the events for later usage. System Logs record and manage events and report errors or informational messages. Event messages have a unique format, as per the SYSLOG RFC recommended message format for all error reporting. For example, Syslog and local device reporting messages are assigned a severity code, and include a message mnemonic, which identifies the source application generating the message. It allows messages to be filtered based on their urgency or relevancy. Each message severity determines the set of event logging devices that are sent per each event logging. The following table contains the Log Severity Levels: Table 6-21. Log Severity Levels Severity Type Severity Level Emergency 0 Alert 1 Critical 2 Error 3 Warning 4 Notice 5 Informational 6 Debug 7 Description The system is not functioning. The system needs immediate attention. The system is in a critical state. A system error has occurred. A system warning has occurred. The system is functioning properly, but system notice has occurred. Provides device information. Provides detailed information about the log. If a Debug error occurs, contact Dell Online Technical Support The Global Log Parameters page contains fields for defining which events are recorded to which logs. It contains fields for enabling logs globally, and parameters for defining log parameters. The Severity log messages are listed from the highest severity to the lowest. To open the Global Log Parameters page, click System→Logs→Global Parameters in the tree view. 104 Configuring System Information