HP 316095-B21 FW 08.01.00 McDATA EFCM Basic User Manual (620-000240-000, Novem - Page 161

Enable and Disable Syslogs, Add a Syslog Recipient, Syslog, Severity Level, Message Facility Code

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Viewing Syslog Configuration 6 • Delete syslog recipients from the list, which is described in Delete Syslog Recipients on page 6-20. • Identify which logs are sent to recipients, which is described in Specify Which Logs Are Sent to a Recipient on page 6-20. Enable and Disable Syslogs Sending syslogs to recipients is disabled by default. To enable this functionality, select the Enable button. To disable sending syslogs, select the Disable button. Add a Syslog Recipient The Recipients part of the page shows the clients that the product is configured to send syslogs to. The interface allows a maximum of three syslog recipients. To add an entry to the list, select the New button. The Recipient Properties dialog becomes active. Specify the IP address of the syslog recipient in the IP Address field. Select a facility for the syslog recipient by choosing a listing from the Facility drop-down list. The facility classifies syslog messages by severity and maps to severity level of events on the product. Specifying a level means that messages at that level and all of greater severity are logged. Valid values for Facility and their meaning are shown in Table 6-1. Table 6-1 Facility Code Levels Syslog Severity Level Message Facility Code Local 0 Emergency: system is unusable Local 1 Alert: action must be taken immediately Local 2 Critical: critical conditions Local 3 Local 4 Local 5 Local 6 Local 7 Error: error conditions Warning: warning conditions Notice: normal but significant condition Informational Debug: debug-level messages E/OS Security Log Level N/A N/A Error N/A N/A Change Informational N/A Viewing System Logs 6-19

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6
Viewing System Logs
6-19
Viewing Syslog Configuration
Delete syslog recipients from the list, which is described in
Delete
Syslog Recipients
on page 6-20.
Identify which logs are sent to recipients, which is described in
Specify Which Logs Are Sent to a Recipient
on page 6-20.
Enable and Disable
Syslogs
Sending syslogs to recipients is disabled by default. To enable this
functionality, select the
Enable
button. To disable sending syslogs,
select the
Disable
button.
Add a Syslog
Recipient
The
Recipients
part of the page shows the clients that the product is
configured to send syslogs to. The interface allows a maximum of
three syslog recipients.
To add an entry to the list, select the
New
button. The
Recipient
Properties
dialog becomes active.
Specify the IP address of the syslog recipient in the
IP Address
field.
Select a facility for the syslog recipient by choosing a listing from the
Facility
drop-down list. The facility classifies syslog messages by
severity and maps to severity level of events on the product.
Specifying a level means that messages at that level and all of greater
severity are logged. Valid values for
Facility
and their meaning are
shown in
Table 6-1
.
Table 6-1
Facility Code Levels
Syslog
Severity Level
Message Facility Code
E/OS Security
Log Level
Local 0
Emergency: system is unusable
N/A
Local 1
Alert: action must be taken immediately
N/A
Local 2
Critical: critical conditions
Error
Local 3
Error: error conditions
N/A
Local 4
Warning: warning conditions
N/A
Local 5
Notice: normal but significant condition
Change
Local 6
Informational
Informational
Local 7
Debug: debug-level messages
N/A