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Displaying the interface name in syslog messages – Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Administration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) User Manual

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Configuring the Syslog service

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user – random user-level messages

mail – mail system

daemon – system daemons

auth – security or authorization messages

syslog – messages generated internally by Syslog

lpr – line printer subsystem

news – netnews subsystem

uucp – uucp subsystem

sys9 – cron or at subsystem

sys10 – reserved for system use

sys11 – reserved for system use

sys12 – reserved for system use

sys13 – reserved for system use

sys14 – reserved for system use

cron – cron or at subsystem

local0 – reserved for local use

local1 – reserved for local use

local2 – reserved for local use

local3 – reserved for local use

local4 – reserved for local use

local5 – reserved for local use

local6 – reserved for local use

local7 – reserved for local use

Displaying the interface name in Syslog messages

By default, an interface’s slot number (if applicable) and port number are displayed when you
display Syslog messages. If you want to display the name of the interface instead of its number,
enter the following command.

Brocade(config)# ip show-portname

This command is applied globally to all interfaces on the device.

Syntax: [no] Ip show-portname

When you display the messages in the Syslog, you refer to the interface name under the Dynamic
Log Buffer section. The actual interface number is appended to the interface name. For example, if
the interface name is “lab” and its port number is “2”, you refer to “lab2” displayed as in the
example below.

Brocade# 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