Logging to an External Server
Configuring the syslog Daemon on a UNIX syslog Server
Before you can send system log messages to a UNIX syslog server, you must
configure the syslog daemon on the UNIX server. Log in as root, and
perform these steps:
Step 1 Add a line such as the following to the file /etc/syslog.conf:
user.debug /var/log/myfile.log
Note There must be five tab characters between
user.debug and /var/log/myfile.log.
Refer to entries in the /etc/syslog.conf file
for further examples.
The switch sends messages according to specified facility types and severity
levels. The user keyword specifies the UNIX logging facility
used. The messages from the switch are generated by user processes.
The debug keyword specifies the severity level of the condition being
logged. You can set UNIX systems to receive all messages from the switch.
Step 2 Create the log file by entering these commands at the UNIX shell
prompt:
$ touch /var/log/myfile.log
$ chmod 666 /var/log/myfile.log
Step 3 Make sure the syslog daemon reads the new changes by entering this
command:
$ kill -HUP \Qcat /etc/syslog.pid
Before you can send system log messages to a UNIX syslog server, you must
configure the syslog daemon on the UNIX server.
Configuring syslog Servers
To configure the switch to log messages to a syslog server, perform these
tasks in privileged mode:
| Task |
Command |
| Step 1 Add a syslog server to the configuration1. |
logging server ip_addr |
| Step 2 Enable system message logging to configured
syslog servers. |
logging server enable |
| Step 3 Set the facility and severity level for syslog
server messages. |
logging level facility severitydefault |
1You can configure a maximum of three syslog servers at any time.
To delete a syslog server from the configuration, enter
the clear logging server command as follows:
Switch1# clear logging server ip_address
To disable system message logging to configured syslog
server, enter the set logging server command as follows:
Switch1# set logging server disable
|
|
No Prestudy