Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 208)

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5. Refer to the Message Logging field to define how the profile logs system events. It’s important
to log individual events to discern an overall pattern that may be negatively impacting
performance using the configuration defined for the access point’s profile.
6. Refer to the System Event Messages field to define how system messages are logged and
forwarded on behalf of the access point’s profile.
7. Select the Enable System Events radio button to allow the profile to capture system events and
append them to a log file. It’s important to log individual events to discern an overall pattern
that may be negatively impacting the access point’s performance. This settings is enabled by
default.
8. Select the Enable System Event Forwarding radio button to enable the forwarding of system
events. This setting is enabled by default.
9. Refer to the Events E-mail Notification field to define how system event notification E-mails are
sent on behalf of the access point profile.
Enable Message Logging Select this option to enable the profile to log system events to a user defined log file or a syslog
server. Selecting this radio button enables the rest of the parameters required to define the
profile’s logging configuration. This option is disabled by default.
Remote Logging Host Use this table to define numerical (non DNS) IP addresses for up to three external resources
where logged system events can be sent on behalf of the profile. Select Clear to remove an IP
address.
Facility to Send Log Messages Use the drop-down menu to specify the server facility (if used) for the profile event log transfer.
Syslog Logging Level Event severity coincides with the syslog logging level defined for the profile. Assign a numeric
identifier to log events based on criticality. Severity levels include
0 - Emergency, 1 - Alert, 2 - Critical, 3 - Errors, 4 - Warning, 5 - Notice, 6 - Info and
7 - Debug. The default logging level is 4.
Console Logging Level Event severity coincides with the console logging level defined for the profile. Assign a numeric
identifier to log events based on criticality. Severity levels include
0 - Emergency, 1 - Alert, 2 - Critical, 3 - Errors, 4 - Warning, 5 - Notice, 6 - Info and
7 - Debug. The default logging level is 4.
Buffered Logging Level Event severity coincides with the buffered logging level defined for the profile. Assign a numeric
identifier to log events based on criticality. Severity levels include
0 - Emergency, 1 - Alert, 2 - Critical, 3 - Errors, 4 - Warning, 5 - Notice, 6 - Info and
7 - Debug. The default logging level is 4.
Time to Aggregate Repeated
Messages Define the interval (duration) system events are logged on behalf of the access point profile.
The shorter the interval, the sooner the event is logged. Either define an interval in Seconds (0
- 60) or Minutes (0 -1). The default value is 0 seconds.
Forward Logs to Controller Select this option to define a log level for forwarding event logs. Log levels include Emergency,
Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info and Debug. The default logging level is Error.
SMTP Server Specify either the Hostname or IP Address of the outgoing SMTP server where notification
E-mails are originated.
Port of SMTP If a non-standard SMTP port is used on the outgoing SMTP server, select this option and
specify a port from 1 - 65,535 for the outgoing SMTP server.