Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide - Manual (Page 220)

Syslog service configuration
The procedures in this section describe how to perform the following Syslog configuration tasks:
• Specify a Syslog server. You can configure the Brocade device to use up to six Syslog servers.
(Use of a Syslog server is optional. The system can hold up to 1000 Syslog messages in an internal
buffer.)
• Change the level of messages the system logs.
• Change the number of messages the local Syslog buffer can hold.
• Display the Syslog configuration.
• Clear the local Syslog buffer.
Logging is enabled by default, with the following settings:
• Messages of all severity levels (Emergencies - Debugging) are logged.
• By default, up to 50 messages are retained in the local Syslog buffer. This can be changed.
• No Syslog server is specified.
Displaying the Syslog configuration
To display the Syslog parameters currently in effect on a Brocade device, enter the following
command from any level of the CLI.
device>#show logging
Syslog logging: enabled (0 messages dropped, 0 flushes, 0 overruns)
Buffer logging: level ACDMEINW, 3 messages logged
level code: A=alert C=critical D=debugging M=emergency E=error
I=informational N=notification W=warning
Static Log Buffer:
Dec 15 19:04:14:A:Fan 1, fan on right connector, failed
Dynamic Log Buffer (50 entries):
Dec 15 18:46:17:I:Interface ethernet 1/4, state up
Dec 15 18:45:21:I:Bridge topology change, vlan 4095, interface 4, changed
state to forwarding
Dec 15 18:45:15:I:Warm start
Syntax:show logging
The Syslog display shows the following configuration information, in the rows above the log entries
themselves.
CLI display of Syslog buffer configuration TABLE 31
Field Definition
Syslog logging The state (enabled or disabled) of the Syslog buffer.
messages dropped The number of Syslog messages dropped due to user-configured filters. By default, the
software logs messages for all Syslog levels. You can disable individual Syslog levels, in
which case the software filters out messages at those levels. Refer to
Disabling logging of a
message level on page 224. Each time the software filters out a Syslog message, this
counter is incremented.
flushes The number of times the Syslog buffer has been cleared by the clear logging command.
Refer to
Clearing the Syslog messages from the local buffer on page 227.
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